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    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seriously ill, son Mojtaba likely successor

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    Iranian Supreme Leader Ali KhameneiThe 85-year-old is seriously ill and his second-eldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, may succeed him on Saturday. New York Times ratio disclosed.

    The report noted that Khamenei’s serious medical condition had created a “quiet battle” for his succession. He also stated that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would have a say in who would become the ayatollah’s successor.

    Concern has grown over Khamenei’s successor after former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash last May.

    Khamenei has been Supreme Leader since 1989, when Ruhollah Khomeini, the first to hold the title, died.

    The report comes after Israel’s response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack

    The Times the report came shortly after israel responded to iran’s ballistic missile attack earlier this month by hitting numerous military sites early saturday morning.

    IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet in Tehran last month. (credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

    Iranian officials have said they do not want escalation with Israel Times report added.

    While attacking military targets in IRANreports said Israel also struck targets in Iraq and Syria.



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