US EditionReports say Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba to be named Iran’s new Supreme Leader
- Mojtaba Khamenei, 56-year-old son of slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, emerged as the leading candidate after the Assembly of Experts met on Tuesday, and IranIntl reported his election.
- The IRGC pressed for Mojtaba as a crisis-safe choice, and Iran's constitution requires the Assembly to elect a successor 'as soon as possible' after Khamenei was killed Saturday.
- Two other finalists, cleric Alireza Arafi and Seyed Hassan Khomeini, are seen as relative moderates while the Assembly of Experts held two virtual meetings and Israel struck a building in Qum.
- Analysts warn the choice would signal hard-line security dominance and likely provoke public backlash, and Israel Katz said the new leader would be `an unequivocal target for elimination`.
- This selection is only the second transfer in the Islamic Republic's 47-year history, reviving clerical establishment fears about a hereditary father-to-son handoff while controlling Iran's armed forces and highly enriched uranium stockpile.
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The Iranian elite has its eye on Mojtaba Khamenei—the son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—as the country's new supreme leader. Mojtaba is known as a figure at least as notorious as his father, who, among other things, helped suppress the 2009 protests. If Mojtaba is indeed elected, it would be a clear sign that Iran is not seeking rapprochement or reconciliation with the United States.
Iran to announce new supreme leader as early as Wednesday as war spreads
Iran is expected to announce its new supreme leader as early as Wednesday. The nation's top clerics met Tuesday to deliberate and multiple sources report slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is the frontrunner for the job. According to a report from the New York Times, some of the clerics fear announcing Mojtaba Khamenei as the next leader could make him a target for the U.S. and Israel. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Ka…
Mojtaba Khamenei is the leading candidate to succeed his father as Iran's supreme leader. Who is he?
With the death of Ali Khamenei, Iran needs a new Supreme Leader. The election should take place as soon as possible. Among other things, Chamenei's son should have good chances.
Mojtaba Khamenei Chosen as Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Sources Say
Mojtaba Khamenei is reportedly Iran’s new Supreme Leader. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Hamed Malekpour / CC BY 4 Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, the eldest son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly emerged as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, according to reports citing Iranian sources. The 57‑year‑old cleric reportedly secured the backing of the Assembly of Experts, the constitutional body responsible for selecting Iran’s supreme leader. Who is Mojtaba …
Meet Mojtaba Khamenei, 'the power behind the robes' and presumptive favorite to assume power as Iran's Supreme Leader
Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war last week and despite the fact he’s has never been elected or appointed to a government position. A secretive figure within the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since Saturday, when …
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