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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?

Otago Daily Times Online News [Unofficial] March 8, 2026
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Mojtaba Khamenei during a demonstration in 2019. Photo: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba was chosen by Iran's Assembly of Experts to succeed his late father as supreme leader, in a sign that hardliners were still firmly in charge.

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