NYTIMES (Lynsey Chutel and Sanam Mahoozi) - Iran’s Former Leader Denies Times Report
The Times reported that Israel had planned to reinstall Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader after the war.
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - 'Gayatollah' Is Now a Thing: Internet Erupts As Possibly Dead New Supreme Leader of Iran Was Maybe LGBTQ
JUSTTHENEWS (Eric J. Lyman) - What the ascension of Mojtaba Khamenei could mean for Iran conflict
Iran's new Supreme Leader follows in the footsteps of his slain father despite the regime's opposition to hereditary rule.
NYTIMES (Carlotta Gall) - Iran Has a New Supreme Leader. What Does That Mean?
Mojtaba Khamenei takes on a role that makes him not only Iran’s spiritual leader but also the highest authority in the land.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Reuters) - Tehran indicates Khamenei's son will be named supreme leader as Israel expands Iran strikes
Iran on Sunday indicated it had chosen Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba as his successor, after Israel struck fuel depots in Tehran overnight and the conflict widened after Bahrain said an Iranian attack had damaged one of its desalination plants. "The name of Khamenei will continue," said Ayatollah Hosseinali Eshkevari, a member of the clerical council charged [...]
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Ayatollah's son has 'long desired' to succeed father: Bolton
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's late ayatollah, is a possible candidate to replace his father. John Bolton tells "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" he doesn't think Mojtaba "will be elected easily," however. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/international-headlines/ap-a-son-of-irans-late-supreme-leader-is-a-possible-candidate-to-replace-his-father-as-war-rages/
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Khamenei's son emerging as possible successor in Iran | NewsNation Live
Mojtaba Khamenei has emerged as a leading candidate to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s new supreme leader after the U.S. and Israel attacked the nation over the weekend. Andrew Ghalili, policy director of the National Union for Democracy in Iran, and Elise Labott, a veteran global affairs journalist, join "NewsNation Live" to discuss what Khamenei as the next supreme leader would mean for Iran and the rest of the world. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Connell McShane. Weekdays starting at 3p/2C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.