Experts warn that Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly selected leader, may be more radical than his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader who was killed during the Feb. 28 U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran. And Christian aid groups are concerned for the future welfare of Christians in the nation.
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was selected on March 8 by Iran’s 88-member Assembly of Experts. Long-rumored to be a key influence behind the scenes in Iran’s government and security forces, Khamenei is a mid-ranking cleric who was trained in Shiite seminaries in Qom, Iran.
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