Morning Digest the Hindu March 9, 2026

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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.

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

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

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

La scelta ‘dinastica’ fa discutere e segnala che ha prevalso l’ala dura

La scelta dinastica fa discutere, e segnala che ha prevalso l’ala dura

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

Morning Digest the Hindu March 9, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei will now be charged with leading Islamic Republic through the biggest crisis in its 47-year history.

Mojtaba Khamenei has succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US-Israel attacks.