Iran’s new supreme leader is ‘his father on steroids,’ experts warn of hardline rule
"Think of Mojtaba Khamenei as his father on steroids."That is how Kasra Aarabi, director of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps research at the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, described Iran’s new supreme leader in comments to Fox News Digital following reports that the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been selected to lead the Islamic Republic.
President Donald Trump also reacted to Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise. In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said he was "not happy with" the younger Khamenei replacing his father as leader of Iran’s theocratic system but declined to elaborate on how the United States might respond.
Iran’s new supreme leader is ‘his father on steroids,’ experts warn of hardline rule
Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly selected as Iran's new supreme leader in succession move, described as 'his father on steroids' with deeper security ties.