Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Has Wielded Power Behind the Scenes For Years

For the second time, Iran’s theocratic rulers have chosen a Khamenei as Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, naming Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei to succeed his father, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28.

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Khamenei, 56, is the second son of Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for 36 of its 47 years after succeeding its first leader, Ruhollah Khomeini. Mojtaba’s wife and, reportedly, one of his children, were also killed on the first...