Iran Supreme leader’s son Mojtaba Khamenei ‘killed in US-Israeli strikes’ | World | News
There are reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed. The second eldest son was seen as a potential successor to the leadership role.
According to GB News, Iranian media reported that the 56-year-old had been ‘eliminated’.
Mojtaba Khamenei was considered the most influential person among the Ayatollah’s sons. His death could pave the way for a successor more likely to deviate from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s policies.
Iranian officials announced that an interim committee will govern the country while his successor is determined. President Trump announced that 48 leaders were killed in Iran in the last 24 hours.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death was confirmed by Iranian officials after he was killed in a joint US-Israeli bombing raid. The operation, dubbed “Epic Fury” by the Pentagon and “Roaring Lion” by Israel, involved more than 200 aircraft and hundreds of cruise missiles hitting 500 targets across the country, including the Supreme Leader’s compound in Tehran.
Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news agency announced that the 86-year-old died early Sunday. US President Donald Trump He had announced his death hours ago.
He argued that this offered Iranians the “best chance” of “taking back” their country.
Khamenei’s daughter, son-in-law and grandson were also tragically killed; reports suggest that one of the leader’s daughters-in-law has also died.
Iran will mourn 40 days for 86-year-old Khamenei, who has been the country’s president since 1989, when he took over from Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
The assassination of Khamenei, after decades in power, left a significant leadership vacuum with no apparent successor. The religious leader had ultimate authority over all major policies.
After the assassination of Iran’s Religious Leader, a council was established to govern Iran. This council is legally recognized in the Islamic Republic.
It consists of Iran’s incumbent president, the country’s head of judiciary, and a member of Iran’s Guardian Council, which is selected by Iran’s Appropriations Council, which advises the supreme leader and resolves disputes with the parliament.
Iran’s reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian and hardline judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei are among the members. Iranian law stipulates that the Assembly of Experts must appoint a new religious leader “as soon as possible.”
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened on Sunday to launch its “most intense offensive operation ever” targeting Israeli and US bases in the region.
