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Was Ali Khamenei against making son Mojtaba Iran's next Supreme leader?

Mojtaba Khamenei's ascension as Iran's Supreme Leader was opposed by Khamenei, who stated in his will that he should not succeed him, as per new report.

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IBTimes Singapore

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Iran's New Supreme Leader Was Rejected By His Own Father? Yet IRGC Choice Reflects Much More

Mojtaba may have been the IRGC's shrewdest possible choice, one that has nothing to do with control and everything to do with narrative.

4 hours ago·Singapore

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Times of India

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Ali Khamenei opposed his son’s succession, but IRGC stepped in; how Mojtaba became supreme leader

Middle East News: Iran’s military establishment appears to have played a decisive role in elevating the country’s new supreme leader, even though his own father reporte.

4 hours ago·India

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NDTV

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In Khamenei's Will, He Didn't Want Son To Be Iran's Supreme Leader: Report

Few people wanted Mojtaba Khamenei to become Iran's next supreme leader, not US President Donald Trump, and not even his own father.

12 hours ago·New Delhi, India

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Spiegel

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Who Is Iran's New Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei?

Ali Khamenei did not want his son to succeed him. Donald Trump calls his election "unacceptable". But Iran's regime is gathering around Mojtaba Khamenei. The new Supreme Leader promises nothing good for the war.

14 hours ago·Germany

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Newsmax

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Report: Ali Khamenei Opposed to Son's Succession

Khosro Isfahani, identified by the Post as a research director for the opposition group National Union for Democracy, claimed the late Iranian leader did not want Mojtaba to take over.

14 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Pak Pm Shahbaz's Congratulatory Letter to Mojtaba - Calls Ali Khamenei a Martyr, Appeals to the Muslim Ummah

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has extended his final congratulations to Iran's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. He expressed his deep sorrow over the martyrdom of his father. The Pakistani Prime Minister also congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on assuming his new responsibilities and wished him good health.

15 hours ago

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