Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader
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Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as his successor on Monday as crude oil prices surged past $100 a barrel.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was named as his successor Sunday, had long been considered a contender to the post even before an Israeli strike killed his father and ...
Khamenei was publicly identified as the supreme leader late on Sunday night, after nearly a week of delayed and disrupted proceedings by the Assembly of Experts.
LONDON -- Mojtaba Khamenei, the second-eldest son of assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen by the country's Assembly of Experts to succeed his father, Iranian state media reported Sunday.