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Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei, the Influential Insider Now Leading Iran?

For decades, Mojtaba Khamenei operated in the shadows, building influence inside Iran’s clerical and security circles without ever holding an official post. Chosen as Iran’s supreme leader, the 56-year-old cleric now steps into the most powerful role in the country after his father was killed in US-Israeli air strikes.

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Modshtaba Khamenei follows his father as Iran's most powerful man. Although little is known about him, his choice is likely to have consequences for the regime.

·Germany
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Modshtaba Khamenei succeeds his dead father as political and religious leader in Iran. This can have far-reaching consequences for the war.

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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TEHERÁN. – From the most reserved corners of power to the possibility of occupying his father's seat: Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appears today as the man called to become the next Supreme Leader of Iran. Born in Mashhad on September 8, 1969, Mojtaba cultivated for decades a deliberately low profile. While his father ruled from the top of the Islamic Republic, he avoided the flashes of the press and moved…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Trump and Netanyahu see the 56-year-old Motyaba Khamenei as the guarantor of the continuation of the mullah regime. He is "unacceptable".

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El Independiente broke the news in on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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