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Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was tapped to assume control of the country by Iran’s Assembly of experts, Iranian International reported Tuesday.

Motjaba is known for a staunch adherence to his father’s hardline conservatism, and has close ties to Iran’s notoriously brutal Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military body, according to CNN.

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 minute ago

It was all worth it.

[–] redbrick@lemmy.world 3 points 37 minutes ago (1 children)

So the orange likes to get young blood into power for longevity of his ideas....I'm guessing this was his plan all along? I would also imagine if Russia weren't preoccupied with Zelensky, he'd be all over this?

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 1 points 21 minutes ago

God, 56 is actually young blood in this world ruled by geriatric dictators we live in. That sucks so hard.

[–] Fidelio@piefed.social 3 points 1 hour ago

NyPost? Really

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 hours ago
[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 47 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Khomeinei, then Khamenei...I thought it would be something like Khemienei next.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Khomeinei

First one was Khomeini.

[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 67 points 4 hours ago
[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 93 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Is that the regime change Trump and Netanyahoo wanted?

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 104 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] redbrick@lemmy.world 2 points 37 minutes ago

Just when you think the orange was the worst...this guy tops them all...

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 21 points 3 hours ago

They wanted monarchy. They've received monarchy

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Trump just wants to have his own Zero Dark Thirty moment.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Nero Dork Turdy

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 8 points 3 hours ago

That's the name of his underpants.

[–] comador@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Incoming bombs on the new surpreme leader in 5...4...3...

[–] canadian_commie@lemmy.world 22 points 3 hours ago

Is the USA tired of winning yet? The rest of us would like to resume life as normal please.

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago
[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 21 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Bets on how long he lives?

[–] acantharea@lemmy.world 23 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Pretty sure theres a polymarket for this now ☠️ Horror world

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 minutes ago

Nothing encapsulates the capitalistic moral decay of the modern world quite as much as this

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

https://polymarket.com/event/iran-leader-end-of-2026

Currently they're giving him a 43% chance of still being the leader of Iran by the end of the year. So I suppose his chance of surviving at all is a little higher than that...

[–] errer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

This dude is gonna be dead in a month. If I were a degenerate gambler I’d bet on that.

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Be the change you want to see in the world buddy.

The odds on the current Khamenei still being in charge end of the year are trending down... and pretty quickly too. Could just be settling after the official announcement.

[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sure he's now in some mile-deep bunker.

[–] redbrick@lemmy.world 2 points 36 minutes ago

...and other brothers in other mile deep bunkers.