politics
March 3, 2026
Iran gets new supreme religious leader
The Iranian Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei as the new supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Iran International reported.
TL;DR
- Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei elected as new supreme leader of Iran.
- Election reportedly influenced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is the son of the recently assassinated Ali Khamenei.
- An Israeli airstrike targeted a meeting of clerics in Qom aimed at selecting a new leader.
- The targeted building was reportedly leveled.
- Iranian state media described the strike as an "American-Zionist criminals" attack.
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