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Here’s What Trump Has Said About Iran’s New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Prior to Mojtaba's appointment, Trump called him an "unacceptable" choice and a "lightweight."
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What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader
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The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile. But he's long been viewed as wielding his power behind the scenes, from crushing dissent to influencing presidential elections.
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Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader | First Thing
Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an ‘unacceptable’ choice. Plus, stormy space weather may be garbling messages from aliensGood morning.Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as his successor, as the war enters its 10th day and fresh…
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What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, the son and successor of Iran’s late supreme leader
A secretive figure within the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei was not seen publicly in the days after an Israeli airstrike targeting the supreme leader’s offices killed his 86-year-old father at the start of the war.
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Failson or fanatic? A closer look at Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader
Supreme leadership over Iran, currently the most dangerous office in the world, now seems to be a hereditary affair. The Assembly of Experts — Iran’s deliberative body responsible for selecting the nation’s supreme leader — announced this week that the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be succeeded by his son, 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei. While not…
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Iran’s New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “Struggled with Impotency” – Couldn’t Find a Wife – Was Treated in UK
Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, allegedly struggled with an “impotency problem” that reportedly delayed his marriage and required multiple medical visits to the United Kingdom before he was able to father a child. The post Iran’s New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “Struggled with Impotency” – Couldn’t Find a Wife – Was Treated in UK appeared…
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Trump Threatens to Kill Iran’s New Supreme Leader Too
The Iranian Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei the country’s new supreme leader just a week after the U.S. and Israel assassinated his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with other senior officials. Now President Trump wants to kill him too—unless he capitulates to his demands. “President Trump has told aides he would back the killing of new…
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Trump ‘not happy’ with new Iran supreme leader
President Trump on Sunday said he was “not happy” with Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was selected by a group of 88 Iranian clerics known as the Assembly of Experts on Sunday. His father and wife were killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran…
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Trump says he's "not happy" about Iran's new supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei was named Iran's new supreme leader following the death of his father in the U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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