Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei appointed new Supreme Leader

Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 9 March. (LaPresse) – Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been named his successor, Iranian state television announced. Mojtaba Khamenei had long been considered the leading candidate, even before an Israeli attack killed his father at the start of the war, despite never having been elected or appointed to a government position. Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard answers to the supreme leader, and now the young Khamenei will have a say in war strategy. Iran’s supreme leader is selected by the Assembly of Experts, a group of 88 religious scholars.