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March 10, 2026

Iran Appoints Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader Amid Ongoing War with US and Israel

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the Islamic Republic’s third Supreme Leader. The announcement, broadcasted on state television early Monday local time, marks the first hereditary transfer of power since the 1979 revolution and comes as the country reels from the devastating US-Israeli military campaign, resulting in the death of his father. Mojtaba Khamenei, a low profile cleric
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