In Khamenei’s will, he didn’t want son to be Iran’s Supreme Leader: Report

The late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes on February 28th, had made clear in his will that he did not want his son to succeed him, according to a report by the New York Post.

VIA NEW YORK POST:

Nobody wanted impotent nepo baby Mojtaba Khamenei to be Iran’s next supreme leader — not President Trump, and not even Khamenei’s own father, who held the job until he was blown up in airstrikes earlier this month.

But the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had other idea

Assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was so opposed to his son taking power that he noted it in his will, experts told The Post.

“In Khamenei’s will, he explicitly asked Mojtaba not to be named as successor,” said Khosro Isfahani, a research director for the opposition group National Union for Democracy with ties to Iranian intelligence.

“Mojtaba is an impotent young cleric who has achieved nothing in terms of political life,” Isfahani said, explaining that the late Khamenei felt his son lacked the experience or capability to run Iran.

“All these years, he has been nothing without his father’s name,” he added.

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.”

And the late Khamenei wasn’t the only one whom Iran defied by appointing Mojtaba.

Trump had earlier signaled that Mojtaba was an “unacceptable” choice, and doubled down on his dissatisfaction in a call with The Post after Mojtaba’s appointment Sunday.

“I’m not happy with him,” the president told The Post from Florida.

Trump previously signaled that Tehran was not to pick a leader without seeking his approval first, telling Axios that nobody would hold power in Iran unless he gave permission.

“We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran,” the president said.

“They are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight,” he told the outlet, also telling ABC that Iran’s new leader is “not going to last long” without US approval.

And Trump is reportedly prepared to assassinate the new leader, too, if he doesn’t meet a series of demands from the US, according to reports.