Opponents of the government, however, worried the new supreme leader, a son of the recently killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ...

Supreme leadership over Iran, currently the most dangerous office in the world, now seems to be a hereditary affair. The ...

The U.S. sanctioned Mojtaba Khamenei for representing his father to advance his "destabilizing regional ambitions and ...

A former co-founder of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) told Euronews Mojtaba Khamenei had been preparing for the succession ...

Khamenei was publicly identified as the supreme leader late on Sunday night, after nearly a week of delayed and disrupted ...

The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile. But he's long been viewed as wielding his power behind the scenes, from crushing dissent to influencing presidential elections.

Mojtaba Khamenei, a mid-ranking cleric with influence inside Iran's security forces, had been seen as a frontrunner leading ...

DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical leadership chose confrontation over compromise in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to ...

On the day Iran announced Mojtaba Khamenei as its Supreme Leader, some neighbourhoods in Tehran, crowds loyal to the Islamic Republic gathered under the night sky shouting "Allahu Akbar" -- God is ...

Iran’s military establishment appears to have played a decisive role in elevating the country’s new supreme leader, even ...

"The Iranians are showing defiance by choosing the son of Khamenei," a former diplomat told CNBC.

Iran is using Mojtaba Khamenei's injuries to craft a hero image, but experts question if he is truly in charge, citing his silence and absence from public view since his appointment.