New Delhi, March 4 -- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's second son Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is in the spotlight since Iran's Assembly of Experts chose the 56-year-old as Iran's new supreme leader, Iran International reported. As per the report, the decision was taken under pressure from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Mojtaba, who has never held office, is not a high-ranking cleric and does not have an official role in the regime. However, it is believed that he exercises considerable influence behind the scenes. During the Iran-Iraq war, he served in the Iranian armed forces.

Mojtaba, who is known to have strong links to the IRGC, was married to daughter of an Iranian conservative politician and former Chairman of the Parliament,...