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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader, named his successor
The 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a group of clerics, selects Iran’s supreme leader.
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BREAKING: Mojtaba Khameinei Named Iran's Supreme Leader
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Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the new supreme 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…
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Iran’s ‘Assembly of Experts’ names Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader, Trump says he’s ‘nowhere near’ close to ordering troops on ground
In a move that has since triggered a sharp rebuke from the White House, Iran’s "Assembly of Experts" officially named Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s third Supreme Leader on Sunday.
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Iran's next supreme leader: Khamenei's hardline son Mojtaba
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,…
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Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Has Wielded Power Behind the Scenes For Years
Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed as Supreme Leader by a committee of senior Shiite clerics following the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei.
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Iran Names New Supreme Leader Amid Escalating Violence
Tehran has appointed a new supreme leader, Mojataba Khamenei, the son of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Moments after Mojataba was announced as successor, Iran unleashed a heavy barrage of missile and drone attacks directed at oil facilities, in what Arab officials tell NBC is its strategy to…
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Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s New Supreme Leader Fights Trump, Israel and Anger at Home
Delays in appointing Khamenei hint at tensions between the military and civilian leadership of the country.
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What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader
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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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Son, Mojtaba, Selected as Supreme Leader of Iran
Former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, was selected to be the next Supreme Leader of Iran, according to multiple reports.
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