New supreme leader receives support from Oman, Iraq, Yemen's Houthis, while the US and Israel make threats.

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

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