Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's late supreme leader, named his successor, Iranian state TV says

March 08, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.

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