Iran names new Supreme Leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been elected as Iran’s new Supreme Leader.

This was reported by Iran International, citing informed sources, CE Report quotes Ukrinform.

“Iran's Assembly of Experts elected Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba as the next Supreme Leader under pressure from the Revolutionary Guards,” the report states.

As previously reported, on February 28, the United States and Israel carried out joint strikes on regime targets in Iran. Following this, Iran attacked American bases in Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan.

Subsequently, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) confirmed that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died in the morning of February 28.