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

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.

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