Posted on 03/03/2026 2:14:33 PM PST by thegagline
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly been appointed Iran's new Supreme Leader.
Mojtaba, 56, Ali Khamenei's second oldest son, has strong links to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and was chosen by Iran's Assembly of Experts 'under pressure from the Revolutionary Guards', according to Iranian opposition outlet Iran International.
Mojtaba is not a high-ranking cleric, has never held office and does not have an official role in the regime.
But he served in the Iranian armed forces during the Iran-Iraq war and is believed to wield considerable influence behind the scenes. He has been touted as a possible successor to his father for years.
However, he was not included in a list of three senior clerics Ali Khamenei reportedly identified last year.
And his father is said to have indicated opposition to his candidacy because it would resemble the hereditary rule enacted by the US-backed Shah monarchy before it was overthrown in the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
Father-to son succession is also viewed negatively in the Shiite Muslim clerical establishment in Iran.
But much of Iran's top brass has been decimated in the latest conflict and Mojtaba has close ties with the powerful IRGC and the Basrji volunteer paramilitary force.
Despite being sanctioned by the US in 2019, Mojtaba is said to oversee an investment empire of over £100 million, with access to luxury properties in north London and bank accounts in the UK, Switzerland, UAE and Liechtenstein.
Mojtaba is said to own 11 properties on The Bishops Avenue - an exclusive street in Hampstead, north London, also known as 'Billionaires' Row'.
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yeah, this will be another reign of error
Good one!
What’s the over/under on Kalshi?
5...4...3...2...kaboom!
I’m sure they already know his location.
Showing the true colors of the regime (not that it was ever in doubt) basically just a hereditary dictatorship like North Korea.
Not to worry I’m sure the Mossad already has a tracker on him. Hopefully the next son is ready.
I wonder if having a death wish is a requisite of the job.
I suppose it is in a way, at least in the sense that being a Muslim is required.
Haha......so everyone else in line must have taken one step backwards leaving him out front....
Apparently Mojtaba wasn’t at the “party” in Qom earlier today.
The Brits should confiscate his properties in London.
But that would take some brass.
100% made that comment today! Or maybe it was like it is here at the farm...Mojabta isn’t here, so we nominate him for the job. Curious if is in the country with all the swanky props in London.
Funny how this works. A council of Shia religious scholars met to appoint the new supreme leader, whose policies come directly from God so they can't be questioned. That's why a council of religious scholars - as opposed to a secular council - appoints the new leader. And lo and behold, they appoint the son of the prior leader who was not a high-ranking cleric. If one was cynical, one might think its all a scam put in place by the late ayatollah to add a veneer of legitimacy to having a family dynasty run the country.
Where shoud we send the lilies?
The Temu-Ayatollah.
We, hopefully, will take over Iran’s oil fields long enough to pay ourselves
back and fill our petroleum reserves back up.
Seems only fair.
Spend it fast because you can’t take it with you.
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