Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader

The son of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei has been chosen to be the country’s next supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen by Iran’s Assembly of Experts to succeed his father as Ayatollah on March 8, 2026, in a sign that hardliners were still firmly in charge. The elder Khamenei was killed by US-Israeli air strikes on the country.