Donald Trump was informed last week that, according to US intelligence information, Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay – and that his father, the late Ali Khamenei, had expressed concerns about his suitability to lead the Islamic Republic for that reason, according to information cited by New York Post.

The allegation was described to the newspaper by two officials in the U.S. intelligence community and a third person with knowledge of developments at the White House. In fact, the US president could not hide his surprise and laughed out loud when he was informed of the information, according to sources cited by the New York Post.

All three sources say the information, while sounding unlikely, is considered credible by U.S. intelligence agencies and not disinformation aimed at hurting the 56-year-old Khamenei, who was chosen to succeed his father as leader on March 8.

Rumours of his affair

Two of the sources said that intelligence suggested that Khamenei, while serving as his elderly father’s guardian, maintained a long-term sexual relationship with his childhood teacher.

The third source said that, according to intelligence information, the relationship involved a person who had previously worked for the Khamenei family.