Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, possible candidate to replace father as Iran leader?
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by Ryan ManciniMarch 4, 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei has emerged as a leading candidate to replace his Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his father, as Iran’s new supreme after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes attacked Iran and killed the elder Khamenei on Saturday. The former supreme leader’s son is believed to be alive and in hiding, after his wife Zahra Haddad Abdel was also killed in…
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Originally published on The Hill on 3/4/2026