Ayatollah Khamenei’s oldest son elected as supreme leader to replace his dad: report

submitted by RandAlThor to world 554 points | 148 comments https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/world-news/ayatollah-khameneis-oldest-son-elected-to-supreme-leader-to-replace-his-dad-report/ Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was tapped to assume control of the country by Iran’s Assembly of experts, Iranian International reported Tuesday. Motjaba is known for a staunch adherence to his father’s hardline conservatism, and has close ties to Iran’s notoriously brutal Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military body, according to CNN.