Ali Khamenei Did Not Appear on the Forbes Cover as the World’s Most Powerful Man

Misbar investigated the claim and found it to be fake. The image is indeed fabricated, as Forbes did not feature Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the cover of its April issue. Furthermore, Forbes has never ranked him as the most powerful man in the world or the most powerful of all time.

Todd Boehly Graces the Cover of Forbes Magazine’s April/May 2024 Issue

The cover of the April/May 2024 issue of Forbes magazine actually features American businessman and billionaire Todd Boehly, not Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Forbes Included Ali Khamenei in ‘The World’s Most Powerful People List’ for 2018

In the May 2018 edition, with French President Emmanuel Macron on the cover, Forbes ranked Ali Khamenei 17th on the list of The World's Most Powerful People at that time.

The Iranian Attack on Israel

The claim emerged following an Iranian attack on Israel on April 13, employing hundreds of drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. Iran dubbed this military operation 'The True Promise' in retaliation for an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier that month and accused Israel of orchestrating the attack.

The Israeli military reported successfully intercepting over 200 Iranian targets. Rockets struck an Israeli military airport, resulting in minor material damage and causing head injuries to a young girl.

Iran claimed that half of its missiles hit Israeli targets. Major General Mohammad Bagheri, the Iranian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, clarified that the operation aimed to strike the airbase from which Israeli planes had launched the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

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