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Khamenei Killed in US-Israel Strikes: Iran's Succession Battle
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes, sparking a power vacuum and urgent succession race. Contenders include son Mojtaba, Hassan Khomeini; IRGC role key amid fears of collapse or hardline continuity.
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1. Who Will Be Iran's Next Leader? A Look At Khamenei's Possible Successors Left To Right: Mojtaba Khamenei, Reza Pahlavi and Hassan Khomeini --- 2. அயதுல்லாவின் கதையை முடித்த இஸ்ரேல்? அடுத்த சுப்ரீம் லீடர் யார்? தலைமை மதகுரு போட்டியில் 2 வாரிசுகள்! After Ali Khamenei's reported death, Mojtaba Khamenei and Hassan Khomeini emerge as key contenders to lead Iran. --- 3. Who could succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to lead Iran? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's assassination brings Iran's clerics the colossal task of picking his successor. --- 4. Who could be the next leader of Iran – and how Trump might react <p>There are various options for who could step up to lead Iran, including Khamenei's son and the son of the former Shah</p> --- 5. Potential Successors to Iran’s Supreme Leader: The Ayatollahs in Line <p><a href="https://internewscast.com">Internewscast Journal</a><br /> <a href="https://internewscast.com/author/inter-news-cast-secured/">Internewscast</a></p> <p>The demise of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following an Israeli airstrike…</p> <p>This Post: <a href="https://internewscast.com/news/potential-successors-to-irans-supreme-leader-the-ayatollahs-in-line/">Potential Successors to Iran’s Supreme Leader: The Ayatollahs in Line</a> first appeared on <a href="https://internewscast.com">Internewscast Journal</a></p> --- 6. Khamenei is dead: What’s next for Iran? <img alt="Preview" align="left" style="margin-right: 10px;" src="https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2026.03/thumbnail/69a42adc203027066c02f895.jpg" /> The ‘decapitating’ US-Israeli strikes against Iran have triggered a succession process, but perhaps not the succession crisis they aimed for <br/><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/633343-khamenei-dead-iran-succession/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS">Read Full Article at RT.com</a> --- 7. How succession works in Iran and who could be the country's next supreme leader The killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after decades as head of state raises paramount questions about the Iran's future. --- 8. With Khamenei dead, how will the Islamic Republic choose Iran's next supreme leader? After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death in a wave of US-Israeli air strikes on Saturday, the Islamic Republic is having to choose a new supreme leader even as the bombardment continues. Here's what you need to know about Iran's tangled succession process. --- 9. Iran's Supreme Leader Is Dead. Who Will Succeed Him? It's Complicated. The man who will succeed Ali Khamenei as Iran’s spiritual leader will take the helm at a time when US officials have openly called for toppling the theocratic government that has ruled the country since 1979. --- 10. EXPLAINER | Who might succeed in Iran’s theocratic system of power? Iran’s political future uncertain as potential successors emerge --- 11. After Khamenei, who rules Iran? Under fire from US and Israeli jets, the Islamic republic’s leaders turn to succession --- 12. Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead? <p>By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel has created a power vacuum in the core of the Iranian regime and sparked the complex process of finding his successor. The Islamic Republic has only replaced its supreme leader once since it swept to power nearly</p> <p>The post <a href="https://krdo.com/news/2026/03/01/whos-running-iran-now-that-supreme-leader-is-dead/">Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://krdo.com">KRDO</a>.</p> --- 13. How succession works in Iran and who could be the country’s next supreme leader DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after almost 37 years in power raises paramount questions about Iran's future. The contours of a complex succession process began to take shape the morning after Khamenei's killing in an airstrike campaign by the United States and Israel. --- 14. NEW: Iranians Announce Khamenei's Heir Eliminated; New Leaders Want Trump Talk? Yesterday and even today, Mojtaba Khamenei seemed likely to succeed his father as the next Supreme Leader. This morning, CNN highlighted Mojtaba's odds in the succession battle, noting his strong links with the other mullahs, the IRGC, and the Basij, which took a major role in suppressing the protests last month and murdered thousand of Iranians: --- 15. Who leads Iran now? An uncertain path to new supreme leader after Khamenei’s death. Iran’s constitution calls for an assembly of experts to choose the next supreme leader, but that may not be possible in wartime. --- 16. Iran Switches to Survival Mode After Killing of Khamenei <p>Tehran had a succession plan in place for the peaceful death of its Supreme Leader. Can it keep control now the country’s at war?</p> --- 17. Analysis: Will Iran’s establishment collapse after the killing of Khamenei? While the US bets on a swift regime collapse, analysts warn the power vacuum could birth ... (truncated)