Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba has been chosen by Iran’s Assembly of Experts to succeed his late father as ‌supreme leader, in a sign that hardliners are still firmly in charge. Mojtaba Khamenei has close ties with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards but has never held a formal government role and opposes reforms and engagement with the West.

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Israel strikes Qom building as clerics meet to choose Khamenei successor

Israel has struck a building in Iran’s holy city of Qom where senior clerics from the Assembly of Experts were reportedly gathering to select a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated on Saturday in joint US-Israeli strikes.

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‘Dancing in the streets’: Iranian-Australians celebrate

There’s a growing sense of hope among some Iranian-Australians after the United States and Israel launched strikes, killing Iran’s supreme leader.

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More strikes aimed at Iran after supreme leader killed

Israel says it has launched another wave of strikes on Iran, as Iranians faced uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in US and Israeli attacks that threatened to destabilise the wider Middle East. Read more

‘Fastest way out’: Iran urged to end nuclear ambitions

Australia’s foreign minister has called for Iran to come to the negotiating table in its conflict with Israel, saying the country’s nuclear program should stop. Read more

Israel and US risk ‘crushing response’: Iran’s leader

The US and Israel will “definitely receive a crushing response” for what they do against his country, Iran’s supreme leader has warned. Read more