Iran names Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report

FILE PHOTO: Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

CAIRO, ⁠March ⁠8 (Reuters) - Iran's ‌Assembly of Experts ​has named ⁠Mojtaba ⁠Khamenei to ⁠replace ‌his father, ⁠Ayatollah ​Ali ‌Khamenei, as ⁠the ​country's ⁠new supreme ​leader, state media ⁠reported on Sunday.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Elwely ​Elwelly; ‌editing by ​Diane Craft)