According to sources cited by CBS, the intelligence assessment suggested that Khamenei himself was uneasy about the prospect of his son taking control of the regime. The information indicated that Mojtaba Khamenei was widely perceived within parts of the Iranian leadership as not particularly brilliant and potentially unfit to serve as the country’s supreme leader.

The intelligence also suggested that Ali Khamenei was aware of personal issues in his son’s life, which further contributed to his hesitation regarding the possibility of Mojtaba inheriting the leadership of the Islamic Republic.

The report highlights the deep sensitivities surrounding succession within Iran’s ruling system, where the selection of a supreme leader is officially handled by the Assembly of Experts but is heavily influenced by internal power struggles within the regime.