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Alain Chandelier

Explainer: Who is Mojtaba Khamenei and how did he succeed his father?

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has formally announced that Mojtaba Khamenei has become the successor to Ali Khamenei and the third Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic — an appointment made in the midst of an escalating Iran war.

A secretive figure within the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since Saturday, when the Israeli airstrike targeting the supreme leader's offices killed his 86-year-old father.

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