Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, succeeds his father as Iran's supreme leader after a US-Israeli strike killed the ayatollah. Selected by the Assembly of Experts, the conservative cleric is linked to the IRGC, marking a hereditary shift despite official opposition to such rule.
Irans New Supreme Leader: Son Succeeds Slain Father
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