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Mojtaba Khamenei to Succeed His Father as Iran's Supreme Leader
Mojtaba Khamenei, aged 56, inherits leadership amid geopolitical tensions and backing from key military forces, marking continuity after his father's death in foreign strikes.
- Following the killing of Ali Khamenei two weeks ago, clerics selected Mojtaba Khamenei as successor to maintain continuity, after Israeli and American strikes.
- Iran's clerical establishment appears to have selected Mojtaba in part to block US influence, choosing almost the last candidate Donald Trump, US President, would have wanted and denying the political off-ramp.
- Mojtaba Khamenei is a low-profile cleric linked to the 2009 disputed election protests and close to Iran’s state broadcasting and propaganda apparatus.
- His elevation appears to have secured backing from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, making him a likely military target for Israel and the United States, given his wartime ties and family loss.
- For Washington, the outcome sends a blunt message and leaves the US president little room to argue the assault achieved its goals, while many Iranians and protest movements will see the appointment as not the reform they sought.
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Iran has confirmed that the son of the slain leader Ali Khamenei has been appointed as the country's new spiritual leader. Speculation has been rife that he will take over after his father's death. Analysts say Mojtaba's appointment also sends a message to the United States that Tehran is not prepared to back down.
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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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Leaning Left4Leaning Right13Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Right
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