US President Donald Trump has dismissed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as a 'lightweight' and insisted again on Sunday that he should have a say in the new leader's appointment. 'If he doesn't get approval from us he's not going to last long,' Trump told ABC News ahead of the announcement.

DUBAI: Two influential and hardline Iranian clerics have called for the swift selection of a new supreme leader to help guide the nation amid a new wave of US and Israeli…

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Members of the Iranian body charged with selecting the country's new supreme leader said a candidate has been chosen, but no name has been revealed.

TERHAN: US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran’s next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the…

A senior Iranian cleric involved in selecting the country’s next supreme leader indicated that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, is expected to...

If confirmed, the move could draw the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump who had said he should have a role in the choice of the next leader, a demand Iran has roundly rejected.

Regime lines up Khamenei’s son for the top job in a country reeling from the US-Israeli onslaught and virtually at war with its Gulf neighbours

Iran's clerical leadership chose confrontation over compromise in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father.

Many expect the 56-year-old, who has largely kept a low profile, to continue his father's hardline policies.

Mojtaba Khamenei, named Iran's next Supreme Leader, marks a historic shift in the nation's leadership tradition.

US President Donald Trump has dismissed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as a 'lightweight' and insisted again on Sunday that he should have a say in the new leader's appointment. 'If…

Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an unacceptable choice

Iran appoints Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader, succeeding his father amid tensions with the U.S. and Israel.

TEHRAN: Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khameneias Supreme Leader, signaling that hard-liners remain firmly in charge in Tehran a week into its…

The assembly has issued a special statement

Mojtaba Khamenei is expected to continue the hardline rule of his father, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes last week.

Mojtaba Khamenei is to replace his father as Iran’s new supreme leader

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Trump says new supreme leader will 'not last long' without US approval, hours before Mojtaba Khamenei is selected.

Iran's military and political leaders pledge allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei as US-Israeli attacks continue.