BREAKING: Mojtaba Khamenei named as Iran’s new supreme chief

The son of Iran’s former supreme chief has been named as his substitute, based on state media.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed within the preliminary US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday.

His son, Mojtaba ​Khamenei, is a 56-year-old cleric who has by no means held authorities workplace.

Israel has warned it would kill any successor to Khamenei.

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