Successor chosen. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was selected by Iran’s Council of Experts to be the next supreme leader. However, critics alleged that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps pressured the council and that the process was not transparent, adding that several council members objected to the transfer […]
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Daily Memo: New Iranian Supreme Leader, Warnings From Neighbors
Some senior Iranian figures reportedly objected to the transfer of power by inheritance.
