{"id":324496,"date":"2026-03-09T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-irans-new-leader-mojtaba-khamenei\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:00:24","slug":"heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-irans-new-leader-mojtaba-khamenei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-irans-new-leader-mojtaba-khamenei\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s what you need to know about Iran&#8217;s new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/q1_CAEUZo90\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Here's what you need to know about Iran's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q1_CAEUZo90\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s clerical establishment did not have to look very far to find a successor to the country\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed last week. <\/p>\n<p>They chose his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, sending an important message at a moment of war &#8211; the Islamic Republic intends to continue, not transform. <\/p>\n<p>The decision by the Assembly of Experts is precisely the opposite of the type of candidate the United States had been hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s clerical establishment did not have to look very far to find a successor to the country\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed last week. 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