Iran has appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader, just over a week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint United States–Israeli strikes that have plunged the region into a wider war.
The 56-year-old cleric will now lead the Islamic Republic through what is considered the biggest crisis in its 47-year history.
Mojtaba Khamenei was officially named his father’s successor by senior clerics on Sunday.
