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

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.

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

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