
US-sanctioned Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran’s next supreme leader after father’s death: reports
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Mojtaba Khamenei has been elected as Iran's next supreme leader by the Assembly of Experts, according to reports, succeeding his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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His early childhood coincided with his father’s rise as a revolutionary figurehead opposing the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Ali Khamenei moved from a dissident cleric to a senior government official, holding key posts in the regime including deputy defense minister.
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