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© France 24 01:52 Khamenei son nomination met with mixed reactions Middle East Issued on: 09/03/2026 - 11:23
Iranian state TV announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war. U.S. President Donald Trump told ABC News he wants a say in who comes to power once the war is over and he said a new leader “is not going to last long” without his approval.
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