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 conflict with the United States and Israel. Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with influence inside Iran’s security forces and vast business networks under his father, had been seen as a frontrunner in the lead up to the vote by the assembly, a body of 88 clerics charged with choosing the new leader after Ali Khamenei.

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.

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

The 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei is set to continue leadership of Iran in the same vein as his father