US EditionIran names Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, named supreme leader by Assembly of Experts amid ongoing war; US and Israel continue attacks, with 7 US soldiers killed so far, officials said.
- Late on Sunday, the Assembly of Experts announced Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, as Iran's new Supreme Leader, Iranian state media and the president's press office reported.
- After the Feb. 28 strikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, former Supreme Leader, and about 40 other high-ranking Iranian officials, the United States and Israel intensified joint attacks inside Iran.
- Despite his low public profile, Mojtaba Khamenei has long built influence as a gatekeeper and political broker across clerical, security, and political networks, despite never holding formal office and being sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2019.
- Hardliners consolidated power, locking them firmly in control in Tehran and signaling Iran's ruling elite chose stability over experimentation; analysts say this expands the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' authority and harshens domestic controls.
- With direct threats looming, the United States and Israel warned successors would be targets, and President Donald Trump said a new leader would not last without US approval.
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Son of Iran's supreme leader killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes, named as his replacement
(NBC, KYMA) - The second son of Iran's supreme leader, who was killed in the U.S.-Israeli strikes, has been named as his replacement. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the U.S. and Israeli strikes last week, and now his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been named to take his place. According to Iran's State TV, the Assembly of Experts, or the Panel of Shiite Clerics responsible for choosing the country's leader, released a statement announcing Kham…
Trump had described him as an “unacceptable” successor and Israel already considered him a possible target; politicians, institutions and large crowds declared allegiance to the regime in Iran
In Graphics: The rise of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new Supreme Leader
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader after a vote by the Assembly of Experts, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei. The decision comes amid an escalating US-Israel war with Iran, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in control in Tehran
Many believe that this discreet man already led the country in part in the shadow of his father, Ali Khamenei.
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