Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader

Iran’s Assembly of Experts and state media announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56‑year‑old son of the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named Iran’s new supreme leader.

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The selection was reported as taking place amid a nine‑day war that began with his father’s killing and was presented to the public via state broadcasters.

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Multiple accounts describe Mojtaba as a secretive figure who had long been discussed as a possible successor despite limited public visibility prior to his elevation.

Coverage underscored that the new supreme leader will assume ultimate authority over the Islamic Republic’s state matters and military apparatus.

Reports emphasize that the role makes him commander‑in‑chief with authority over the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and control of Iran’s highly enriched‑uranium stockpile.

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These powers concentrate command of war strategy and state security in the office he now holds.

The announcement came amid a wider and intensifying regional war involving Israeli and U.S. strikes inside Iran and Iranian missile and drone attacks across the Gulf and into Israel and allied states.

“Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader and Saudi sharpens warning Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader and Saudi sharpens warning DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named as the Islamic Republic’s next ruler, authorities announced Monday, as Tehran widened its attacks across the Mideast to strike oil and water facilities crucial to its desert sheikdoms”

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Reporting documents U.S. strikes in southern Iran, including an IRGC base and a nearby school in Minab, and Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iranian military and energy targets.

It also reports strikes on fuel and oil storage facilities in Tehran and repeated Iranian missile and drone launches described by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as part of 'Operation Honest Promise 4'.

Accounts also cite rising civilian casualties, damaged infrastructure, and evacuations of diplomats in the region.

Coverage highlights how Mojtaba's rise follows long-running behind-the-scenes influence rather than a visible elected career.

It surfaced amid apparent divisions in Iran's clerical apparatus and public reaction.

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Multiple outlets note he had never held an elected or formal government post even as he was widely seen as a likely successor.

Reports describe the Assembly of Experts preparing to decide amid signs of rifts.

Some reporting notes street protests and public criticism alongside regime-led displays of unity.

The succession has immediate international and regional implications.

“DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday, as the war that began a little over a week ago with his father’s killing took a dramatic turn”

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Coverage records that Israel publicly warned it might target a replacement and described Mojtaba as a potential target.

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U.S. officials and President Trump publicly rejected or criticized the elevation.

Regional leaders and hard-liners expressed support for consolidation of control.

Reporting also ties the transition to market and security effects such as oil rising above $100 a barrel and broader regional escalation.