Strong indications Khamenei's son will be named supreme leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen in this 2024 photo. File photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS A senior Iranian cleric involved in the vote to choose a new supreme leader indicated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba would be his successor, although a formal announcement was awaited, after Israel threatened whoever was chosen.