Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei after becoming the Supreme Leader of Iran. Putin has expressed confidence that Mujtaba will complete the work of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is said about Mujtaba that he used to run a big business network under the leadership of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. With the post of Supreme Leader, Mujtaba has got the right to take the final decision in all the matters of the country.
Russia will stand with Tehran: Putin
In a statement issued by the Kremlin, Putin said, ‘I am confident that you will continue to carry out your father’s work with honor and unite the Iranian people in difficult times. I would like to reaffirm our support for Tehran and our unity with our Iranian friends. Russia will stand with Tehran. Mujtaba Khamenei has long been considered a powerful figure in the country’s political and religious organization. However, he never held any elected office or publicly campaigned for leadership.
Iran’s Supreme Leader will not last: Trump
On the other hand, Donald Trump has said that without America’s permission, the Supreme Leader of Iran cannot last long. In an interview with ABC News, Trump said, ‘The appointment of Iran’s Supreme Leader cannot happen without our approval. Without Washington’s approval, the new Supreme Leader will not last long.
Mujtaba has worked with people close to the former Supreme Leader for decades, but still he has remained away from the public eye. Throughout his father’s leadership, Mujtaba Khamenei was believed to have considerable influence behind the scenes, particularly in the Supreme Leader’s Office and conservative political networks.
These names were included in the race for Supreme Leader
Names of many people came up in the race to elect the next Supreme Leader of Iran. Although Mujtaba’s name was being discussed since the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but later many other names also came into the race. Apart from Mujtaba, the names of Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Mehdi Mir Bagheri, Hassan Khomeini, Golam-Hossein Mohsini-Ezei and Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi were in the race.
