On Sunday, Hosseinali Eshkawari, a member of the Assembly of Experts, said that Iran's new supreme leader will have the same surname as Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli attacks. As Reuters emphasizes, this suggests that his son, Mojtaba, was chosen, who was considered one of the main candidates for this role.
A majority vote selected the person who would continue the path of Imam Ruhollah Khomeini (the first leader of Iran) and the martyr Imam Ali Khamenei. Khamenei's name will remain unchanged. The voting has ended and the results will be announced soon
– said Eshkawari.
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Iran's new supreme leader has been elected. His surname is Khamenei
The Iranian Assembly of Experts elected a new head of state on Sunday, but his name has not yet been announced, members of this 88-member body have previously reported. Mohsen Hejdari, a representative of the Khuzestan province, said that the decision was made in accordance with the recommendation of Ali Khamenei, who said that his successor should be “hated by the enemy” and not praised by him.
US President Donald Trump told ABC on Sunday that the next leader of Iran will not last very long if he does not have the support of Washington. Israel previously announced that Ali Khamenei's new successor, regardless of who he becomes, will automatically become a target for its armed forces.
The USA and Israel started on February 28 this year. offensive against Iran, to which Tehran responded by striking the latter aggressor and the Persian Gulf countries on whose territory there are US military installations. Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the attacks.
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