Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader after father's killing
Middle East,Iran,Ayatollah Khamenei,Islam,Donald Trump,Israel
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Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, about a week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint United States-Israeli strikes that have plunged the entire region into a sprawling war.
The Assembly of Experts named the 56-year-old, who will now be charged with leading Iran through the biggest crisis in its 47-year history, as his father's successor on Sunday.
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