US EditionIran's Assembly of Experts Elects Mojtaba Khamenei as Next Supreme Leader
Mojtaba Khamenei, linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is set to succeed his father as Iran's Supreme Leader amid internal power shifts and US sanctions since 2019.
- Soon, Iran's Assembly of Experts reportedly installed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei as supreme leader under pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to Iran International and UNN.
- Analysts say Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei cultivated ties with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was reportedly omitted from a successor list last year by Khamenei.
- Investigations report that Mojtaba Khamenei was sanctioned by the United States in 2019 and linked to assets including Swiss bank accounts and a British luxury property worth over $138 million, despite never holding official office.
- Observers say the selection could be perceived as dynastic, echoing the monarchy, while Iran's Shiite clerical establishment views father‑to‑son succession negatively and Mojtaba supports suppressing regime opponents and a tougher stance on external adversaries.
- Iranian state media confirmed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, prompting a three-person council to temporarily hold his powers until the Assembly of Experts soon announces Mojtaba Khamenei as successor, senior Israeli officials say.
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After Iran remained without abatazollah, after Ali Khameni's death during the war in the Middle East, the Adjudication of the Experts from Iran chose Mojtaba Khameni as the future leader of the Islamic Republic, according to a report published by Iran's March International, which read sources familiarized with the decision and said that the vote took place under the pressure of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, reported Ynet News.
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