World · 4 March 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei survives strikes and is seen as likely successor
Hossein Zohrevand via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Two Iranian sources told Reuters on Wednesday that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, survived the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. One source said he was not in Tehran when his father was killed. Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with close ties to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, has long been considered one of the top candidates to succeed his father as supreme leader.
Reported by Jerusalem Post · How we write briefs