Iran’s Khamenei seriously ill, son likely to be successor as supreme leader – NYT

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Iran’s Khamenei seriously ill, son likely to be successor as supreme leader – NYT
Khamenei has served as Supreme Leader since 1989 since the death of Ruhollah Khomeini, the first to hold the title.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, aged 85, is reportedly seriously ill, with his second oldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, likely to succeed him when he dies, a Saturday New York Times report disclosed.

The report noted that Khamenei’s serious medical condition created a “quiet battle” over his succession. It also stated that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps would have a say in who would become the Ayatollah’s successor.

www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-826211

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