Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran's new Supreme Leader, reports state media

Iran Herald · March 8, 2026 Politics

Tehran [Iran], March 9 (ANI): Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Ali Khamenei, has been appointed Iran's new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts, Iranian state media reported. In a post on X, Press TV said, 'Iran's Assembly of Experts has appointed Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Leader of the Islamic Republic' https://x.