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Iran Names Slain Supreme Leader’s Son as Successor, in a Defiant Message to Trump
The Assembly of Experts' decision marks Iran's first dynastic succession, consolidating power around the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and signaling defiance toward the U.S.
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The appointment of Mojtaba Jameneí as the new Iranian supreme leader poses not only a challenge to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, but also an unequivocal message from the harshest wing of the Ayatollás regime about his willingness to resist the pressure of the White House tenant, who demands unconditional surrender from Tehran. Jameneí is the son of the supreme leader killed in an Israeli bombing on February 28—the first day o…
Iran appoints late leader’s son as new ruler in sign of continuity
The choice of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as Iran’s supreme leader signals that hardliners remain in charge in Tehran, analysts said. The 56-year-old has close ties to the security establishment and, despite having no previous government or senior clerical role, has long been a key power broker, The Washington Post reported. US and Israeli attacks have devastated Iran’s leadership and military, but have yet to weaken the regime’s grip…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Monday named hardliner Ayatollah Mukhta Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader, signaling that there will be no truce in the U.S.-led war…
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Iran names slain supreme leader’s son as successor, in a defiant message to Trump
When millions of Iranians poured into the streets in 1979 to end the rule of the former shah, their revolution seemed to have put an end to the practice of passing power from father to son. Not so.
[Joint Press Release from Washington and Istanbul] In an interview with NBC television on the 9th, U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the selection of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's second son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as successor, saying, "I think Iran has made a big mistake."
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