{"id":20374,"date":"2026-03-08T21:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/08\/iran-names-khameneis-son-mojtaba-as-new-supreme-leader-iranian-media\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:29:00","slug":"iran-names-khameneis-son-mojtaba-as-new-supreme-leader-iranian-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/2026\/03\/08\/iran-names-khameneis-son-mojtaba-as-new-supreme-leader-iranian-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran names Khamenei&#8217;s son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader \u2014 Iranian media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Iran-names-Khameneis-son-Mojtaba-as-new-supreme-leader-\u2014.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p textalign=\"\" class=\"\">A council of Iranian experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran&#8217;s new supreme leader, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p textalign=\"left\" class=\"MsoNormal\">Mojtaba, a mid-level cleric with close ties to the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), has long been seen in Iran&#8217;s ruling circles as a potential successor to his father, who died after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n<p textalign=\"left\" class=\"MsoNormal\">Iran&#8217;s ruling ideology frowns on hereditary principles, but he has strong followers within the IRGC and his late father&#8217;s still-influential post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source Link : https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/article\/4291d40f7e19<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A council of Iranian experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran&#8217;s new supreme leader, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, state media reported. 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