Mojtaba Khamenei elected Supreme Leader by Assembly of Experts under IRGC pressure — reverses earlier reports he was excluded

Iran’s Assembly of Experts, under IRGC pressure, elected Mojtaba Khamenei (56) as new Supreme Leader on March 3. Mojtaba has decades-long IRGC ties, serves as primary channel between supreme leadership and military command, and directly oversees nuclear program decisions. His election contradicts earlier reporting that he was ‘reportedly excluded’ from succession. The Provisional Leadership Council transfers authority as succession concludes under wartime conditions.