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15 Mar 2026, 14:20

The American network CBS reported on Sunday, citing several sources close to the U.S. government, that according to the country's intelligence assessment, Ali Khamenei has not shown much inclination to appoint his second son, Mojtaba, as his successor.

According to confidential U.S. government information, Ali Khamenei has not been interested in Mojtaba's succession because he does not consider him to be clever or fit for leadership.

Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iranian soil at his residence, along with a significant number of high-ranking Iranian officials. Since that day, state media in Iran have reported that Mojtaba Khamenei was also at the explosion site but was not seriously harmed.

In the second week of the war, the Assembly of Experts chose Mojtaba Khamenei as his father's successor, even though no new voice, photo, or video from him has emerged, which has fueled speculation about him and even raised questions about his survival.

According to CBS, Donald Trump and a small circle of people around him, including J.D. Vance, his vice, have been briefed on the intelligence assessment regarding Mojtaba's succession.

However, Trump has told his close associates that he does not think this information about Mojtaba Khamenei is particularly significant, as Iran is effectively "leaderless right now because Khamenei Jr. may not even be alive."
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