Ayatollah Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, underwent successful routine prostate surgery Monday morning in a public hospital.While en route to the hospital this morning, His Eminence responded to questions by the IRIB and said: "I will undergo surgery and I am on the way to the hospital now."
He added: "There is no reason to be worried, which does not mean I'm not in need of the peoples' prayers but God willing, there is no reason to be worried and it is a normal and routine operation."
His Eminence said: "God willing and with the Almighty's beneficence, everything will proceed well."