Washington/Tehran, March 4 -- Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been elected as the Iran' new Supreme Leader by the country's clerical body, the Assembly of experts, Iran International reported.
The decision was taken by Iran's powerful Assembly of Experts, the constitutional body tasked with selecting and supervising the Supreme Leader. The move formally concludes the succession process that began after Ayatollah Khamenei was killed on February 28 in strikes targeting his residential compound in Tehran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 85, had led the Islamic Republic since 1989, making him one of the longest-serving heads of state in the region. His tenure spanned critical phases in Iran's modern history, includin...