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Mojtaba Khamenei is selected as Supreme Leader

8 Mar 2026Key event

Leadership changePolitical

The Assembly of Experts selects Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father. The Congressional Research Service records the selection on 8 March and describes him as possibly injured.

Why it mattersIran's ultimate decision-making office changed hands nine days into a war. Accounts differ on whether he assumed office on 8 or 9 March, so the office record states the month rather than a day; this event carries the selection date the source gives, which is a different fact from the date the holding began.
Confidence: ModerateSources: Congressional Research Service — Iran, the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz · Established international media reportingMethodologyCorrections

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