Iran Denies Reports of New Supreme Leader, Amid Speculation Over Succession

Tehran Amid the horrors of war in West Asia, there are signs of a massive change in Iran's regime. There were reports in the Israeli media that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as Iran's new Supreme Leader. However, on Wednesday, the Iranian government strongly denied these reports. The Iranian Consulate clarified that no official name has yet been announced by the'Assembly of Experts '. Mojtaba Khamenei. Mojtaba Khamenei is believed to be running a large regime behind the scenes in his father's office. He has a very close relationship with top commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Quds Force. Mojtaba, according to Western countries and Israel, is even more radical than his father and is believed to be behind the violent crackdown on civil protests in Iran earlier in the year. The US imposed sanctions on Iranian leader Donald Trump and'mentally ill'President Donald Trump in 2019.