Iran Names A New Supreme Leader, Who Is He?

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🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader. The younger Khamenei, aged 56, was long considered a contender for the position, even before an Israeli strike killed his father, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position. Khamenei has not been seen publicly for days, and now stands as the head of Iran's theocracy and will have final say over all matters of state. FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of the Foundation of the Defense of Democracies' Iran Program, who says while Mojtaba is younger, don't expect any sort of change in a hardliner rule of the country. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Will Kane. I'm Janice Dean. I'm Greg Gutfeld. And this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:08.7	Monday, March 9th, 2026. I'm Eben Brown. Meet Iran's new Supreme Leader, same as the old
0:16.2	Supreme Leader, we think. But can he keep the Americans and the Israelis at bay, or is the Iranian
0:22.7	theocracy over? It doesn't matter that Hamine the Younger is the third guy with a turban
0:28.1	to meaningfully lead that state. In reality, the guys with the guns are in charge, and it's
0:34.0	the relationship between the turbines and the guns that will define
0:37.7	the future of political order in the Islamic Republic. This is the Fox News Rundown. U.S. and
0:43.5	Israel strike Iran.
0:49.2	Project Helmerie is the cinematic event of the year. The world is counting on you, Dr. Grace.
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0:57.0	Two worlds, one impossible mission.
0:59.4	So I met an alien.
1:00.5	Project Hail Mary.
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1:07.1	In Cinemas Everywhere, March 19.
1:08.7	A new Ayatolaah leads Iran now.
1:12.3	The clerical body ruling the Islamic Republic of Iran selects Ayatollah Moshtada Khomeini
1:17.5	as the new head and face of the country.
1:20.5	If the name sounds familiar, it's because he's the middle-aged son of the last guy, Ali
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