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Iran\u2019s Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country\u2019s new supreme leader, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Iran International<\/a> cited sources who claimed the decision was made “under pressure” from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the second-eldest son of Ali Khamenei and was born in Mashhad in 1969.<\/p>\n

His early childhood coincided with his father\u2019s rise as a revolutionary figurehead opposing the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

The family moved from Mashhad to Tehran, where Mojtaba attended Alavi High School, which is a school that is known for educating members of Iran\u2019s political and religious elite<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There, he received a general and religious education and graduated in 1987. In 1989, after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Ali Khamenei was appointed supreme leader.<\/p>\n

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That same year, Mojtaba began his formal clerical studies in Tehran. He studied under his father as well as Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, who later served as Iran\u2019s chief justice.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Mojtaba was seen constantly with his father and was also regarded as an influential figure behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

In 2019, the U.S. sanctioned Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a> under Executive Order 13867. The U.S. Treasury Department stated that he had been “representing the supreme leader in an official capacity despite never being elected or appointed to a government position aside from work in the office of his father.”<\/p>\n

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The Treasury also said that the supreme leader had delegated part of his leadership responsibilities to Mojtaba.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It said he worked closely with commanders<\/a> of the IRGC\u2019s Quds Force and the Basij Resistance Force, positioning him as a key player in both domestic and international security affairs.<\/p>\n

Mojtaba is married to the daughter<\/a> of former Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel.<\/p>\n

Among Ali Khamenei\u2019s sons, he is considered the most powerful and politically influential, <\/a>according to reports.<\/a><\/p>\n

Initial reports had indicated Mojtaba was among around 40 officials killed in Feb. 28’s strike targeting Iran\u2019s highest-ranking cleric.<\/p>\n

As previously reported by Fox News Digital, President Trump<\/u><\/a> said strikes on Iran eliminated much of the regime\u2019s anticipated leadership succession bench. \u00a0“Most of the people we had in mind are dead,” Trump told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n

As yet, Iranian state media has not confirmed the succession reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/us-sanctioned-mojtaba-khamenei-named-irans-next-supreme-leader-after-fathers-death-reports <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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