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Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran's next supreme leader: Iranian state media
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3:36Now PlayingMojtaba Khamenei, the second-eldest son of assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen by the country's Assembly of Experts to succeed his father, Iranian state media reported Sunday.
His appointment comes as the Islamic Republic faces an existential war against a combined U.S.-Israeli front seemingly intent on regime change.
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