Why even Ayatollah Khamenei opposed his impotent nepobaby son Mojtaba becoming Iran’s next supreme leader
By Published March 10, 2026 Updated March 10, 2026, 8:38 a.m. ET
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And Mojtaba wasn’t even properly selected by Iran’s succession council — but the IRGC coerced the Assembly of Experts as it deliberated last week before finally forcing a vote.
Mojtaba didn’t even win a majority in that vote, Isfahani said, citing sources in Iran — but the IRGC made sure it appointed him anyway, reportedly prompting many clerics to boycott the meeting where the selection was announced.
“The Assembly of Experts that was supposed to pick the replacement of Khamenei didn’t vote for Mojtaba,” Isfahani said. “There was a lot of pushback against him, but under pressure from the IRGC, he was named as the successor.”