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Mojtaba Khamenei Elected Iran’s Supreme Leader After Assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
In a major political development during the 2026 Iran war, Iran’s Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader following the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Wikipedia) The announcement was made on March 8–9, 2026, after an emergency meeting of the 88-member clerical