Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, has been appointed to succeed his father as the new head of the Islamic republic.
The younger Khamenei was named supreme leader by the top clerical body the Assembly of Experts in a statement published shortly after midnight on Monday in Iran.
Other contenders for the top position had included Alireza Arafi, one of the three members of the interim council running the country, hardliner Mohsen Araki, and even Hassan…
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