Iran’s leadership crisis has taken a dramatic and deeply controversial turn after Mojtaba Khamenei, the little-known son of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was reportedly forced into power despite fierce opposition from inside the regime, objections from President Donald Trump, and even a warning written into his own father’s will.
According to sources cited by The New York Post, Ali Khamenei explicitly asked that his son not be chosen as his successor. The revelation came from Khosro Isfahani, a research director connected to the Iranian opposition group National Union for Democracy, who claims the late leader believed Mojtaba lacked the experience and political stature to run the Islamic Republic.
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