U.S. intel questions Mojtaba Khamenei’s fitness to lead Iran
TL;DR
U.S. intelligence circulated to President Trump and aides that Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei doubted his son Mojtaba Khamenei’s fitness to succeed him, citing concerns about his intelligence and personal issues, as Mojtaba was named Iran’s next leader after Ali's death, with the White House viewing Iran as leaderless and the IRGC as now calling the shots.
- U.S. intelligence shows Iran's late supreme leader was wary of his son taking power, sources say CBS News
- Hegseth claims Iran's supreme leader is "wounded and likely disfigured" Axios
- Iran’s New Supreme Leader Was Wounded Early in the War, Iranian and Israeli Officials Say The New York Times
- Politics The Economist
- Iran’s new supreme leader has yet to appear, and the system may not need him to CNN
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