New Delhi, March 9 -- Second son of late Iranian supreme leader - Mojtaba Khamenei - has been named as his successor, Iranian state TV reported. Almost nine days ago, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the US‑Israeli strikes. The 56-year-old is a mid-ranking cleric who spent decades cultivating influence in Iran's security apparatus

The clerical body that selected the new supreme leader of the country in a statement said Mojtaba Khamenei "is appointed and introduced as the third leader of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on the decisive vote of the respected representatives of the Assembly of Experts." Despite "the brutal aggression of the criminal America and the evil Zionist regime," the Assembly of Lead...