U.S. intelligence reveals Iran’s supreme leader was cautious about his son’s leadership

U.S. intelligence has informed President Trump that Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had concerns about his son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, taking over due to perceptions of inadequacy. Following Ali Khamenei’s death in an Israeli missile strike, Mojtaba was appointed as Iran’s new supreme leader, though his fitness for the role is questioned. Trump has expressed skepticism about Mojtaba’s leadership capability, suggesting Iran is currently leaderless and under the control of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The U.S. government is offering up to $10 million for information on Mojtaba and other key Iranian officials.

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