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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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Iran’s ‘Assembly of Experts’ names Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader, Trump says he’s ‘nowhere near’ close to ordering troops on ground
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, selected to replace father as Iran leader?
Mojtaba Khamenei was named to lead Iran on Monday after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. Mojtaba was elected by a body of 88 Iranian clerics known as the Assembly of Experts. Father-to-son succession is traditionally frowned upon in the Shiite Muslim clerical establishment in part due to an intent to separate…
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