CIA did tell me Mojtaba Khamenei is gay, it puts him off to bad start in Iran: Trump

US President Donald Trump confirmed Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) told him about the rumour that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is a gay. "I think a lot of people are saying that, which puts him off to a bad start in that particular country," claimed Trump. In Iran, homosexuality is considered illegal and is punishable under the country's law.