Ayatollah Khamenei’s oldest son elected as supreme leader to replace his dad: report (nypost.com)

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Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was tapped to assume control of the country by Iran’s Assembly of experts, Iranian International reported Tuesday.

Motjaba is known for a staunch adherence to his father’s hardline conservatism, and has close ties to Iran’s notoriously brutal Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military body, according to CNN.

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[-] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 27 points 4 weeks ago

Is that the regime change Trump and Netanyahoo wanted?

[-] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 weeks ago

[-] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 weeks ago

It is so cosmically funny to me that he pulled that whole stunt with the jet only for the speech to be exclusively remembered as "The Mission Accomplished Speech". Some people will have to google "george bush jet stunt" to know what I'm talking about, which is remarkable considering how hard they tried to make it a thing at the time.

[-] redbrick@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Just when you think the orange was the worst...this guy tops them all...

[-] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 4 points 4 weeks ago

They wanted monarchy. They've received monarchy

[-] john_t@piefed.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago

Nepotism™

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[-] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 4 weeks ago

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

[-] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 18 points 4 weeks ago

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Khomeini, then Khamenei...I thought it would be something like Khemienie next.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Khomeinei

First one was Khomeini.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

It was all worth it.

[-] Fidelio@piefed.social 8 points 4 weeks ago

NyPost? Really

[-] redbrick@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

So the orange likes to get young blood into power for longevity of his ideas....I'm guessing this was his plan all along? I would also imagine if Russia weren't preoccupied with Zelensky, he'd be all over this?

[-] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 weeks ago

God, 56 is actually young blood in this world ruled by geriatric dictators we live in. That sucks so hard.

[-] bomberesque@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I am 56 and I approve of this message

[-] gergolippai@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

I read this as "God, 56 yo" and was thinking how do you know god is exactly 56 years old 🤣

[-] canadian_commie@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Is the USA tired of winning yet? The rest of us would like to resume life as normal please.

[-] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 5 points 4 weeks ago

Bets on how long he lives?

[-] acantharea@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

Pretty sure theres a polymarket for this now ☠️ Horror world

[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 weeks ago

Nothing encapsulates the capitalistic moral decay of the modern world quite as much as this

[-] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Coups and assassinations aren't just entertaining, but also very profitable (for anyone, not just corrupt aristocrats) now!

[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

https://polymarket.com/event/iran-leader-end-of-2026

Currently they're giving him a 43% chance of still being the leader of Iran by the end of the year. So I suppose his chance of surviving at all is a little higher than that...

[-] errer@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

This dude is gonna be dead in a month. If I were a degenerate gambler I’d bet on that.

[-] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Be the change you want to see in the world buddy.

The odds on the current Khamenei still being in charge end of the year are trending down... and pretty quickly too. Could just be settling after the official announcement.

[-] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

I'm sure he's now in some mile-deep bunker.

[-] redbrick@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

...and other brothers in other mile deep bunkers.

[-] maplesaga@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

"Elected".

[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 weeks ago

Yes, he was elected by the council who's job it is to elect that position.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

You see how that's NOT election right? That's just a group of elites appointing an heir.

[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

He's not a king, dude. I don't love their system of government, where they give any share of power to religious representatives... but it is their system. They also do have elections for parliament and president. I don't know much more than that, but it's not like the ayatollah is an absolute monarch.

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[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 weeks ago

meet the new boss same as the old boss

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

America and Israel's attack almost certainly snuffed out the rebellion in Iran, especially after they bombed a school full of children.

People aren't going to overthrow the local authorities when a foreign country unilaterally decides to attack their country and even targets their children.

I expect this had the exact opposite effect of what the Trump administration claimed to desire.

Then again, I seriously doubt that the real objective of the Pedo War was ever related to Iran itself.

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[-] calmblue75@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The son of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the frontrunner to replace him as supreme leader, according to reports.

He is not selected yet, according to your linked article. Your post title says he is elected according to reports.

[-] comador@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Incoming bombs on the new surpreme leader in 5...4...3...

[-] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 weeks ago

that's an odd choice considering the iranian revolutions ideology is founded on anti hereditary succession

i think it's a mistake for them

[-] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

The United States of Israel wanted to change the regime to a monarchy, no? Well, mission accomplished, now they can fuck off.

[-] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Motjaba is known for a staunch adherence to his father’s hardline conservatism

So all we have managed to accomplish in the last week of bombing Iran is kill a bunch of civilians and get the younger but just as hard line version Ayatollah Khamenei?

Excellent, very good.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

Color me shocked.

[-] Doorbook@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

I am surprised people responding to this piece of news to be valid information when Iran would make this public when they choose the next leader.

[-] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

Imagine if Don Jr was the new president after Trump. That's what this is. America is bombing the cities where the reformist (think liberals in america) live. Traditionalists live in the rural areas (like in the US maga lives in the boonies). Their MAGA just elected their Don Jr. No one in the sticks is dying over there.

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[-] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

If only Hollywood Nepotism was this high stakes. Imagine? Arnold Schwarzenegger has died. Now up is his son Patrick from White Lotus who is now on a kill list!

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