Mojtaba Khamenei named as Iran's new supreme leader
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Supporters of the Iranian regime have taken to the streets to celebrate the selection of the country's new spiritual leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. He will replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the war. Shortly after the announcement, Iran launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes at targets in Israel and across the Middle East. The price of crude oil has surged above $110 a barrel - a four-year high - as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed because of the war. In other news, the left-wing coalition of the Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, is projected to have won the most votes in Senate elections - but will not gain a majority. And scientists in the Caribbean say they've discovered previously unknown sea creatures.
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| 0:36.0 | stories. The son of Ali Hamehainai takes over from his father to become Iran's new supreme leader. |
| 0:42.9 | Already, Moshtaba Khomeiniay's regime has renewed rocket attacks on Israel and across the Middle East. |
| 0:49.8 | The physical threat to oil supplies propels the price of a barrel of crude to above $100 |
| 0:55.3 | for the first time in four years. |
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| 1:20.9 | In theory, the supreme leader of Iran is chosen by God. In practice, it's a highly political decision and the nation's hardline |
| 1:29.4 | clerics, the Assembly of Experts, have picked the son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Hamehāyae. |
| 1:35.6 | According to the Iranian authorities, his wife died in the attack that killed his father. |
| 1:42.4 | Moshtaba Khomeini previously kept a relatively low profile |
| 1:45.9 | and has never held public office in Iran. |
| 1:49.3 | The announcement was made on state television. |
| 1:55.7 | The Islamic Republic's religious and political leaders have called on Iranians to pledge allegiance to the new supreme leader who is close to Iran's hardline revolutionary guards. |
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