The son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will become Iran’s next supreme leader, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency announced, taking over after his father was killed in an attack by the US and Israel.
Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his father, Ali Khameni, as Iran's next supreme leader, Iranian state media reported Sunday.Why it matters: The move consolidates hardline control even as U.S. and Israeli strikes pound the country.The regime is at its most vulnerable state since the 1979 revolution, and critics have previously railed against Mojtaba's rise,…
Iranian clerics elected the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the next leader of the country, Iranian state media reported Sunday, as the U.S. and Israel continue to pummel the country with military strikes. Mojtaba Khamenei was elected by a body of 88 Iranian clerics in the wake of the death…
Iran's foreign minister pushed back Sunday against the idea that anyone outside the country -- including President Trump -- will have a say in choosing Iran's next supreme leader.
Iran has selected Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader. The elder Khamenei was assassinated in a joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike on February 28. Iran selected the “hard-liner” Mojtaba Khamenei in defiance of President Trump, who has repeatedly claimed he can choose Iran’s next leader. His selection also contradicts the…
rump has been steadfast in his demand that he "be involved" in picking the next leader.
Iran’s Assembly of Experts names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, state media reported on Sunday, following the opening strike in the nine-day U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was appointed by a committee of senior Shiite clerics after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the highest…
Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed as Supreme Leader by a committee of senior Shiite clerics following the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei.
The 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a group of clerics, selects Iran’s supreme leader.
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader. And, President Trump says he will not sign any more bills until Congress overhauls voting.
