Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as its supreme leader — a move that suggests a push for stability as the Islamic Republic navigates the most significant threat to its survival in its nearly 50 years.
Iranian state media on Sunday announced Mojtaba Khamenei as the pick to lead Iran, just over a week after his father’s death in U.S.-Israeli strikes that also killed dozens of top figures in the regime.
The 56-year-old Shia cleric had long been seen as one of a number of potential successors to Ali Khamenei, despite never having held government office.
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Iranian state media on Sunday announced Mojtaba Khamenei as the pick to lead Iran, just over a week after his father’s death in U.S.-Israeli strikes that also killed dozens of top figures in the regime.
The 56-year-old Shia cleric had long been seen as one of a number of potential successors to Ali Khamenei, despite never having held government office.
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