US EditionIran's Revolutionary Guards Elevate Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader Amid War
Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment, secured by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, consolidates hardline control amid war, with over 1,200 casualties reported, including former leader Ali Khamenei.
- Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was selected by the powerful Revolutionary Guards despite opposition from political and clerical figures.
- Mojtaba Khamenei is believed to have been injured in the U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed his father, and his selection may lead to a more aggressive stance abroad and sterner internal repression.
- The Revolutionary Guards, who now appear to be running Iran, used the argument that the war required a fast process and a candidate who defied the United States to push through Khamenei's selection.
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For decades, Mojtaba Khamenei, a stripper in his father's centre of power, has ascended to become the new Supreme Leader of Iran. His closest confidants are known for greed and brutality. What does that mean for the country's future?
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