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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, frontrunner to be Iran's supreme leader?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba has emerged as frontrunner to succeed his father as Iran's supreme leader after years spent forging close ties with the elite Revolutionary Guards and building influence in the clerical establishment. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, has survived the US-Israeli air war on Iran and is seen by Iran's establishment as a potential successor to his father, who was killed in an airstrike on Saturday, two Iranian sources said on Wednesday. A powerful mid-ranking cleric,
5 Mar, 02:36 — 5 Mar, 02:36
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First report: Korea Herald · 5 Mar, 02:36|Full coverage: 2 · 3h|Window: 3h
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