The Oppressive Iranian Islamic Regime Newsrael News Desk MAR 5, 2026
From shadow to power: who is Mojtaba Khamenei?
Iran’s clerical body, the Assembly of Experts, has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei, as the Islamic Republic’s new Supreme Leader, according to his informed sources who spoke to Iran International on condition of anonymity.
IRAN INTERNATIONAL -- The decision marks one of the most consequential moments in the history of the Islamic Republic, effectively transferring power within the same family for the first time since the 1979 revolution.
But who exactly is Mojtaba Khamenei?
A POWERFUL FIGURE BEHIND THE SCENES
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