Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader (www.theguardian.com)
from breakfastmtn@piefed.ca to world@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 00:03
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Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an unacceptable choice

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as his successor.

Members of the clerical body responsible for selecting Iran’s highest authority announced the decision on Sunday, calling on Iranians to rally behind him and preserve national unity.

In a statement carried by state media, the assembly said Khamenei had been chosen through what it described as a “decisive vote”.

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The move could lead to a further escalation of the war, given Donald Trump had already acknowledged that Mojtaba Khamenei was the most likely successor and made clear he considered such an outcome unacceptable.

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blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 09 Mar 00:19 next collapse

Does Trump disapprove because he can’t pronounce the names

RamRabbit@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 01:16 next collapse

Good luck to him. I would not want to be any leadership of Iran right now.

krashmo@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 04:51 collapse

I hope the leaders of all the countries involved in this conflict die in some kind of old fashioned honor duel. I think that would be swell.

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frongt@lemmy.zip on 09 Mar 02:44 collapse

You’re misreading the headline.

Mojtaba Khamenei has been named as Iran’s new supreme leader just over a week after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.

kurmudgeon@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 02:51 collapse

Wow. Thanks. I deleted the comment.

Mister_Hangman@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 05:16 collapse

Marg bar Diktator.