# How Mojtaba Khamenei Differs from His FatherMojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a relatively closed figure, so information about him is limited and partly based on analytical assessments:**Profile differences:**

On the ninth day of the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran, a new supreme leader was elected in the Islamic Republic. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ali Khamenei, who was killed as a result of an operation conducted by US and Israeli forces, was appointed to replace him. However, there are conflicting opinions in Iran regarding this matter, according to video material from Baku TV.

According to available information, several members of the Assembly of Experts did not participate in the vote. A number of sources claim that the process took place under pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and that the vote was not transparent. Opponents of the decision criticized the hereditary transfer of power, as such a move contradicts the political tradition of the Iranian theocratic system.

It should be noted that one of the main goals of the Islamic Revolution in the fight against the Shah's regime was to prevent the transfer of power from father to son. The current situation, according to a number of observers, contradicts this revolutionary spirit.

Mojtaba Khamenei, who became a mujtahid at the religious school in Qom and is considered one of the behind-the-scenes figures in Iran, was born in 1969. In his youth, he studied religious sciences and participated in the Iran-Iraq War. This gave him the opportunity to become closely acquainted with the military and defense structures.

But how should the election of Khamenei's son as supreme leader be perceived, and what message is the Iranian elite sending to Israel and the US by doing so?