Iran’s Assembly Names Mojtaba Khamenei New Supreme Leader Amid US-Israel War
Iran’s Assembly of Experts appointed Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader on March 8, 2026, state media announced. The 56-year-old mid-ranking cleric, lacking senior public office, was selected decisively despite ideological aversion to hereditary rule, backed by powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)
