While pro-establishment crowds celebrate Khamenei's appointment as his father's successor, others believe it signals no change to how Iran is ruled.

After Mojtaba Khamenei is selected as Iran’s third Supreme Leader, the Foreign Ministry writes on X, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” “Mojtaba Khamenei’s hands are already stained with the bloodshed that defined his father’s rule.

Mojtaba Khamenei has been named the new Supreme Leader of Iran, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli strike at the start of the ongoing conflict in the region. Mojtaba Khamenei had long been seen as a potential successor, even ...

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.

By Parisa Hafezi and Maayan Lubell DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 9 (Reuters) - Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge,