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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei "far more" likely to seek nuke weapons than father: Report

United States intelligence agencies assess that Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is more open to building nuclear arms than his predecessor and father, according to a report by The New York Times.

The intelligence evaluation, compiled prior to the ongoing war from sources including wiretapped communications, indicates that Mojtaba displays fewer reservations regarding nuclear weaponisation than Ali Khamenei, who was generally regarded as more reserved on the issue.

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