Iran Reportedly Chooses New Supreme Leader With Familiar Name
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It has been reported that the Islamic Republic of Iran has chosen its new religious leader.
Accordingly Iran InternationalA Persian language publishing house based in London. Mojtaba Khameneison of the late religious leader Ali KhameneiHe was elected to the post on Tuesday by the regime’s Assembly of Experts, “under pressure” from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Khamenei’s father It was destroyed in the first wave of American and Israeli attacks on Iranian targets over the weekend. He had ruled the country with an iron fist since 1989, earning a reputation for himself as one of the world’s most brutal dictators and for his country as the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.
CNN was there before reported The younger Khamenei “is known to wield significant influence behind the scenes and has strong ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the most powerful military structure in the country, and its Basij volunteer paramilitary force.”
And Karim Sadjadpoura contributing writer Atlanticcalled him “an outstanding candidate” to succeed his father, but warned that “hereditary succession would directly betray one of the fundamental tenets of the revolution: Khomeini’s insistence that the monarchy was ‘un-Islamic'” piece for Foreign affairs last autumn.
“Mojtaba has never held elected office, has almost no public profile, and is known mainly for his behind-the-scenes ties to the Revolutionary Guard. His image evokes the continuity of his father’s generation, not the dynamism of a new era,” Sadjadpour added. “His supporters’ ridiculous attempts to liken him to the dynamic Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman“The campaign, including campaigns on social media with the Persian hashtag #MojtabaBinSalman, is an indication that even Khamenei’s revolutionary base recognizes that a forward-looking vision is more attractive than a backward-looking one.”
Israel’s Haaretz reported On the news Tuesday night.
Initial reactions to the election came quickly online.
“Interesting. Keep in mind that this could be a dead man’s election published for propaganda purposes by a coven of dead men. Once Mojtaba and anyone from the coven are made public in a verifiable way as a contemporary, I will believe it to be real,” HotAir warned. Ed Morrissey.
Others like Fox News’ Mark LevinHe called for targeting.
And still others, anticipating exactly this, began to mourn him in advance.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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