{"id":34738,"date":"2026-03-09T00:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34738"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:02:32","slug":"us-sanctioned-mojtaba-khamenei-named-irans-next-supreme-leader-after-fathers-death-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34738","title":{"rendered":"US-sanctioned Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran\u2019s next supreme leader after father\u2019s death: reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country\u2019s new supreme leader, according to reports.<br \/>\nIran International cited sources who claimed the decision was made \u2018under pressure\u2019 from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<br \/>\nMojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the second-eldest son of Ali Khamenei and was born in Mashhad in 1969.<br \/>\nHis early childhood coincided with his father\u2019s rise as a revolutionary figurehead opposing the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.<br \/>\nAfter the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Ali Khamenei moved from a dissident cleric to a senior government official, holding key posts in the regime including deputy defense minister.<br \/>\nThe family moved from Mashhad to Tehran, where Mojtaba attended Alavi High School, which is a school that is known for educating members of Iran\u2019s political and religious elite.<br \/>\nThere, he received a general and religious education and graduated in 1987. In 1989, after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Ali Khamenei was appointed supreme leader.<\/p>\n<p>That same year, Mojtaba began his formal clerical studies in Tehran. He studied under his father as well as Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, who later served as Iran\u2019s chief justice.<br \/>\nOver the years, Mojtaba was seen constantly with his father and was also regarded as an influential figure behind the scenes.<br \/>\nIn 2019, the U.S. sanctioned Mojtaba Khamenei under Executive Order 13867. The U.S. Treasury Department stated that he had been \u2018representing the supreme leader in an official capacity despite never being elected or appointed to a government position aside from work in the office of his father.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury also said that the supreme leader had delegated part of his leadership responsibilities to Mojtaba.\u00a0<br \/>\nIt said he worked closely with commanders of the IRGC\u2019s Quds Force and the Basij Resistance Force, positioning him as a key player in both domestic and international security affairs.<br \/>\nMojtaba is married to the daughter of former Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel.<br \/>\nAmong Ali Khamenei\u2019s sons, he is considered the most powerful and politically influential, according to reports.<br \/>\nInitial reports had indicated Mojtaba was among around 40 officials killed in Feb. 28\u2019s strike targeting Iran\u2019s highest-ranking cleric.<br \/>\nAs previously reported by Fox News Digital, President Trump said strikes on Iran eliminated much of the regime\u2019s anticipated leadership succession bench. \u00a0\u2018Most of the people we had in mind are dead,\u2019 Trump told reporters Tuesday.<br \/>\nAs yet, Iranian state media has not confirmed the succession reports.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article<\/p>\n<p>Trump says Iran\u2019s succession bench wiped out as Israeli strike hits leadership deliberations<\/p>\n<p>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/godzillanewz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mojataba-khamenei-800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">Iran\u2019s Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader&#8230;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[230,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}