( CNN ) -- He 's enemy No . 1 in the fight against ISIS . But after waves of airstrikes by both Iraq and U.S.-led coalition forces , questions abound over whether the terror group 's leader , Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , was hit . Iraq 's minister of defense , Khaled al-Obeidi , said on Facebook that al-Baghdadi was wounded in airstrikes in Mosul on Friday night and that his deputy , Musallam al-Turkmani , was killed .
NEW : U.S. official : Iran has been 'working on a nuclear weapon' for years. Iraq 's defense minister and the Interior Ministry say Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was injured . The Iraqi prime minister 's office ca n't confirm , and analysts are skeptical about the claims . U.S says coalition airstrikes targeted a convoy in Mosul , but it 's not clear if al-Baghdadi was hit .