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Ayatollah Khamenei’s oldest son elected as supreme leader to replace his dad: report

Ayatollah Khamenei’s son is front-runner to succeed dad as Iran’s new supreme leader: report

The son of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the frontrunner to replace him as supreme leader, according to reports.

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was tapped to assume control of the country by Iran’s Assembly of experts, Iranian International reported Tuesday.

Motjaba is known for a staunch adherence to his father’s hardline conservatism, and has close ties to Iran’s notoriously brutal Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military body, according to CNN.

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