Iranian Regime Names Khameneis Son as New Leader

President Donald Trump said earlier on March 8 that Iran’s new leader is ‘not going to last long’ if he is not approved by the United States.Mojtaba Khamenei (C), the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, participates in the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019. Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images3/8/2026|Updated: 3/8/2026The son of eliminated Iranian leader Ali Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father.Mojtaba Khamenei had been seen as a frontrunner in the lead-up to the vote by the assembly that was charged with choosing Iran’s next leader. His father was killed in one of the first strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran more than a week ago.