Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei Announced As New Supreme Leader.

Tehran; March 2026: Celebrations erupted across Iran as hundreds of people took to the streets of the country after Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was announced as the new Supreme Leader of Iran, today early morning (IST).

His selection saw support pour in from various segments of Iran, with the IRGC and General Staff of the Armed Forces pledging support to Mojtaba Khamenei. People turned on the streets in large numbers, expressing their happiness after Iran’s Assembly of Experts appointed Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Leader of the Islamic Republic. Millions of Iranians across the country pledge allegiance  to Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution.

Upon the announcement, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani called for unity behind the new Leader to manage wartime conditions and achieve victory, expressing hope for Iran’s development and increased welfare under his leadership. He stated that the Assembly thwarted enemy plots by electing Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei, describing him as a worthy son of the martyred Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.

Iran’s Parliament speaker called Mojtaba Khamenei’s selection a “soothing balm”, it further reported.

Meanwhile, Press TV also reported that the IRGC and Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces pledged its support to the newly elected supreme leader.

In a statement, Iran’s IRGC pledged its “complete obedience and self-sacrifice” to the new Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei. The IRGC voiced its full support for the Assembly of Expert’s decision, vowing to protect the values of the Islamic Revolution and safeguard the legacy of the revolution’s founders, the late Ayatollah Khomeini and the late Ayatollah Khamenei.

Khamenei’s official X account posted on X, “The representatives of the Assembly of Experts appointed and introduced Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (may God protect him) as the Third Leader of the Sacred Islamic Republic of Iran under Article 108 of the Constitution.”

Shortly after his name was announced, Iran has launched two waves of missiles at Israel. The missile fragments hit central Israel, injuring one. The developments follow amid escalating tensions in West

Asia after a joint US-Israel military strike on February 28 on Iranian territory resulted in the death of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior figures, prompting a fierce response from Tehran. In retaliation, Iran launched waves of drone and missile attacks across multiple Arab countries.

Now in its 9th day, the conflict has seen the humanitarian toll in Iran continuing to rise.

The intensification of the fighting is such that “around 100,000 have been displaced”, as residents are “forcing many to flee their homes” in search of safety. This mass movement of people has overwhelmed relief efforts, as the UN refugee agency reports a “surge in urgent calls for assistance” to address the growing needs of the affected population.

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