Mojtaba Khamenei: son and successor to Iran’s supreme leader

PARIS — Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei who has been appointed as the new head of the Islamic republic, is a discreet figure who offers continuity of his father’s hardline leadership. The 56-year-old had no official post during his father’s rule, but was speculated to be acting behind the