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Iran names Khamenei's son as new Supreme Leader after father's killing - Al Jazeera English
Iran names Khamenei’s son as new Supreme Leader after father’s killing just over a week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as United States-Israeli strikes that plunged the entire region into a sprawling war.
Khamenei, who will now be charged with leading the Islamic Republic through the biggest crisis in its 47-year history, was named by clerics as his father’s successor on Sunday. - 03/08/2026.