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State of the Union: Mojtaba Khamenei is the son of the late former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The post Reports: Iran to Elect Hardliner as New Supreme Leader appeared first on The American Conservative .
The New York Times reports that Iran’s clerics are close to selecting the hardliner Mojtaba Khomeini as the new supreme leader of Iran. Khamenei is the son of the deceased supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.–Israeli strikes this weekend. He will be the third supreme leader of Iran, following both his father, Ali Khamenei, and his predecessor Ruhollah Khomeini. Mojtaba Khamenei served in the Iran-Iraq war in the Habib Battalion and later attended seminary in Qom, the religious center of Iran. Khamenei, like his father, is a Shia cleric. His presumed selection as supreme leader comes after a political career of over 2 decades. Khamenei supported hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the 2005 and 2009 elections in Iran.…Open
The agency said the suspects have allegedly confessed their ties to the terrorist group and that seven of the suspects were given espionage missions to gather intelligence on Qatar's military infrastructure.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Tuesday afternoon that an Iranian drone struck United States Consulate grounds in Dubai, the most populous city in the […] Source