Who is Mojtaba Khamenei? Iran’s New Supreme Leader Emerges in the Shadow of War.

Mojtaba Khamenei has succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US-Israel attacks a Week ago. But who is He really?

Mojtaba Khamenei’s elevation marks the first time since the 1979 revolution that the supreme leadership has passed from father to son. Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy

Iran has entered one of the most uncertain and dangerous chapters in its modern history. Following the assassination of long-time Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a devastating military st…