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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran named Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country’s late supreme leader, the Islamic Republic’s next ruler on Monday, putting

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  1. Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader, has been named his successor

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  1. Seattle Times

    A son of Iran’s late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father as war rages (opens Seattle Times)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, long has been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler — even before...

  2. Al Jazeera

    Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, a contender for Iran’s leadership amid war? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei emerges as potential successor after death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in US-Israel attacks.

  3. Just the News

    Reports say Mojtaba Khamenei likely to replace his father as Iran's Supreme Leader (opens Just the News)

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    The 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday by U.S. and Israeli strikes. His successor will be just the third Iranian Supreme Leader since the 1979 Islamic Revolution

  4. Breitbart News

    Ayatollah Khamenei's Son to Rise as Iran’s Next Supreme Leader (opens Breitbart News)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is being tipped to rise up and assume leadership of the country.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, frontrunner to be Iran's supreme leader? (opens Al-Monitor)

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    March 4 (Reuters) - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba has emerged as frontrunner to succeed his late father as Iran's supreme leader after years spent forging close ties with the elite Revolutionary Guards and building influence in the clerical establishment.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Who is Mojtaba Khamenei? A son of Iran's late supreme leader is a rising contender to replace him (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei's name continues to circulate as a possible candidate to replace his father, something that had been criticized in the past as potentially creating a theocratic version of Iran's former hereditary monarchy.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Mojtaba Khamenei, seen as possible next Supreme Leader, has survived attacks on Iran, sources say (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Parisa HafeziDUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's late Supreme Leader, has survived the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran in which his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, two Iranian sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

  8. Townhall

    Iran Has Reportedly Chosen Their Next Supreme Leader, but He Might Already Be Dead (opens Townhall)

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    Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei reportedly chosen as Iran's next Supreme Leader amid deadly Israeli strike.

  9. New York Post

    Trump: ‘I have to be involved’ in picking Iran’s next leader — rules out Ali Khamenei son Mojtaba (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump said Thursday that the front-runner for Iran's next supreme leader, the late ayatollah's son Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is an unacceptable option.

  10. The Conversation US

    Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s presumed next supreme leader? And would he bring change – or more brutal suppression? (opens The Conversation US)

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    Ali Khamenei’s son is known less for speeches or religious authority than for his influence and the networks he’s built behind the scenes.

  11. The Week

    Trump says he wants to help pick Iran’s next leader (opens The Week)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the deceased ayatollah, is considered the top replacement in Iran

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    The Latest: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike

  13. KVOA Tucson

    Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the

  14. New York Post

    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran’s next supreme leader (opens New York Post)

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    The son of Iran’s slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will take over as the country’s supreme leader, Iranian state media announced Sunday.

  15. Newsweek

    What Trump has said about new Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei (opens Newsweek)

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    “They are wasting their time," Trump said. "Khamenei’s son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment."

  16. PBS NewsHour

    Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, is chosen to replace his father (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A secretive figure within the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei was not seen publicly in the days after an Israeli airstrike targeting the supreme leader’s offices killed his 86-year-old father at the start of the war.

  17. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran's next supreme leader: Iranian state media (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen as the next supreme leader of Iran, according to Iranian state media.

  18. WMUR

    Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader, has been named his successor (opens WMUR)

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    Iranian state TV on Sunday said Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country's late supreme leader, has been named his successor.

  19. NBC News

    Mojtaba Khamenei, son of ayatollah killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes, named Iran's new supreme leader, state media reports (opens NBC News)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed last week as U.S.-Israeli strikes hammered Iran, has been named as his replacement.

  20. The Daily Signal

    Iran Indicates Khamenei's Hardline Son Will Be Next Supreme Leader (opens The Daily Signal)

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    Iran indicated that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been selected to succeed his father.

  21. The Boston Globe

    A son of Iran’s late supreme leader is chosen to replace his father as war rages (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will now have a central say in Iran’s war strategy.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Iran names Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader after father’s killing (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei will now be charged with leading Islamic Republic through the biggest crisis in its 47-year history.

  23. RedState

    BREAKING: Mojtaba Khameinei Named Iran's Supreme Leader (opens RedState)

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    Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran

  24. Al-Monitor

    Iran names Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report (opens Al-Monitor)

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    DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, state media reported on Sunday.Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with close ties to the powerful Revolutionary Guards, had long been viewed…

  25. WSVN Miami

    Iran names former supreme leader’s son to succeed him as war sends oil prices soaring - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran named Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country’s late supreme leader, the Islamic Republic’s next ruler on Monday, putting

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