Trump had said that the U.S. would not recognize Khamenei's son, who sustained light wounds last week, as Iran's new leader if he were chosen. Mojtaba Khamenei was named as a possible successor to the ayatollah in 2024
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Trump had said that the U.S. would not recognize Khamenei's son, who sustained light wounds last week, as Iran's new leader if he were chosen. Mojtaba Khamenei was named as a possible successor to the ayatollah in 2024
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11:07 PM • March 07 2026 IST
Israeli officials believe that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a leading candidate to succeed him, was wounded in a strike but survived, an Israeli source said on Saturday.
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The jets were located at the airport in Isfahan, the city where Israel had previously destroyed Ghadr-class ballistic missiles and their launch platforms.
"We want to tell you that the hand of the State of Israel will continue to pursue every successor and every person who seeks to appoint a successor," the IDF wrote.
Members of the IRGC, the Basij, and other repressive forces still deployed in the streets have become fatigued and desperate, the officer said.
The announcement, which named the victims as Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Emad Al-Sharrah and Major Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Mujammad, didn't detail the circumstances of their deaths.