{"id":15403,"date":"2026-03-09T00:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zoominfinancial.com\/?p=15403"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:33:48","slug":"middle-east-war-live-mojtaba-khamenei-becomes-irans-supreme-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoominfinancial.com\/?p=15403","title":{"rendered":"Middle East war live: Mojtaba Khamenei becomes Iran\u2019s supreme leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"truncated-eeab1456-941d-498e-8e71-a0d566d504b4\">\n<p>Iran\u2019s senior clergy have chosen Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the slain supreme leader, as his father\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n<p>The Assembly of Experts, a clerical body responsible for the appointment, announced in the early hours of Monday morning local time that a majority had voted for the 56-year-old cleric to become the third leader of the Islamic republic. <\/p>\n<p>The assembly called on the Iranian nation, the political elite, intellectuals and senior clergy to show their allegiance to the new leader.<\/p>\n<p>Mojtaba\u2019s father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had ruled Iran since 1989, was killed in US and Israeli air strikes on the supreme leader\u2019s compound just over a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>Mojtaba Khamenei, who has cultivated close ties with the powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps, kept a low profile before the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has said Khamenei would not be acceptable to the US as Iran\u2019s next leader, claiming he wants to \u201cbe involved\u201d in the choice. <\/p>\n<p>His selection came as the escalating crisis in Iran sent oil prices surging through $100 a barrel for the first time in almost four years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/56dd339c-51ea-41b0-983a-fe13c0d5ab54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s senior clergy have chosen Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the slain supreme leader, as his father\u2019s successor. 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