Iran Elects New Supreme Leader Amid US and Israeli Threats

Iran has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as its new supreme leader, despite strong warnings from US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Both leaders said that whoever becomes Iran's new supreme leader will be targeted and eliminated. Iran has rejected these threats, calling it its internal matter and claiming to protect its sovereignty. Now it remains to be seen how long Mojtaba will be able to rule Iran amid these threats. According to the state TV channel ID1, the decision to make Mojtaba Khamenei the supreme leader was taken unanimously. The announcement comes amid tensions since the outbreak of the war on February 28, when the US and Israel launched successive attacks on Iran. Mojtaba, who has been a close ally of his father, will now take command of Iran's Islamic Revolution. But has this been a long time since Trump said that "a new leader will be able to rule without our permission "?