Khamenei's second son elected as Iran's new supreme leader, Trump threatens

# CCTV News

Mojtaba Khamenei, Second Son of Khamenei, Elected Iran’s New Supreme Leader! Facing Iran’s Political Upheaval, Trump Lashes Out, Claiming a New Leader Unrecognized by the U.S. “Won’t Last Long” and Threatening Not to Rule Out Military Seizure of Enriched Uranium. U.S.-Iran Tensions Skyrocket, Middle East Geopolitical Crisis on the Brink!

## Mojtaba Khamenei Elected Iran’s New Supreme Leader

On March 9 local time, reporters from China Media Group learned that Iran’s **Assembly of Experts** has named Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader.

Public records show Mojtaba Khamenei was born in 1969 and is the second son of the late Iranian Supreme Leader **Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei**.

On February 28 local time, Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. From 1978 to 1979, the cleric **Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini** led the **Islamic Revolution of Iran**, overthrowing the **Pahlavi Dynasty**. On April 1, 1979, the **Islamic Republic of Iran** was established under a system of **clerical rule**, with Khomeini serving as its first Supreme Leader. Following Khomeini’s death in 1989, then-President Ali Khamenei succeeded him as Supreme Leader.

Under Iran’s **Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran**, the Supreme Leader holds nearly ultimate decision-making power over all major state affairs and serves as **Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Armed Forces**. The Assembly of Experts is the highest state body responsible for electing, supervising, and removing the Supreme Leader.

Source: CCTV News

## Trump Threatens Iran’s New Leader “Won’t Last Long”

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on March 8 that Iran’s new leader, if not recognized by him, “won’t last long.”

In an interview with ABC News, Trump stated that Iran’s newly appointed leader “must be approved by us” or “he won’t last long.”

Trump also said he could accept figures linked to Iran’s “old regime” as the country’s new leader, noting that “many people could qualify.”

He added that he has not ruled out sending special forces to seize Iran’s enriched uranium, saying “all options are on the table.” When pressed on how long a war might last, he declined to predict, though he recently said it could take four to five weeks.

On March 5, Trump claimed he “must be personally involved” in selecting Iran’s next leader and vowed not to accept a son of the late Supreme Leader Khamenei. He warned that if Iran installs a new leader who “continues Khamenei’s policies,” it would force the U.S. to “return to war within five years.”

Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported on March 8, citing informed sources, that the new Supreme Leader has been finalized, and Hosseini Bushehri, head of the Assembly of Experts Secretariat, will make the official announcement.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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