{"id":30321,"date":"2026-03-10T15:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=30321"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:56:30","slug":"iranian-authorities-support-continuity-with-backing-for-mojtaba-khamenei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=30321","title":{"rendered":"Iranian authorities support continuity with backing for Mojtaba Khamenei"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The IRGC says its forces are ready to \u2018fully obey and sacrifice for the divine commands\u2019 after the new supreme leader is named.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A woman holds a picture of new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and his late father, Ali Khamenei, during a rally in support of him in central Tehran [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Commanders, politicians and religious authorities\u00a0in Iran are rallying around the flag and\u00a0hinting at a prolonged war<\/a>\u00a0after Mojtaba Khamenei was selected as the supreme leader, as the country is under fire from the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 88-member Assembly of Experts, made up of religious leaders, approved the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as his successor after he was killed on February 28, the first day of the war. The younger Khamenei was tasked with steering the \u201choly establishment of the Islamic Republic\u201d, state television said overnight into Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei has hardly made any public appearances or remarks but is believed to have acted as a powerbroker with deep connections to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). His ascension signals continuity for the theocratic establishment that came to power after the 1979 Islamic revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IRGC, which was created to operate in parallel to the country\u2019s regular army to safeguard the establishment but has since turned into a major military and economic force, was among the first to pledge allegiance to the new leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said its forces are prepared to \u201cfully obey and sacrifice for the divine commands\u201d of Khamenei to \u201cmaintain the values of the Islamic revolution and safeguard the legacies\u201d of the first two supreme leaders, Ali Khamenei and Ruhollah Khomeini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aerospace, ground, naval and other major forces of the IRGC issued separate statements of support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iranian army, the high command of police and the Defence Council also said they were prepared to take orders from Mojtaba Khamenei, and Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib said his selection shows that \u201cIslamic Iran knows no dead ends and always has a bright outlook of victory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The powerful 12-member constitutional watchdog known as the Guardian Council called the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei a \u201cbalm for the pain\u201d of losing his father, while influential seminaries across the country and the heads of government, the judiciary and parliament issued similar statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ali Larijani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, appeared relatively less enthusiastic but emphasised that the process was done legally so he backs it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring the recent period, many negative narratives and campaigns were carried out, but the transparent and lawful process undertaken by the Assembly of Experts provided a clear response to those narratives,\u201d he told state media in an apparent reference to media reports that he and some others were opposed to the choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larijani stressed that the office of the supreme leader must be assisted by all as a \u201csymbol of national unity\u201d and expressed hope that during Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s time, \u201cIran is aligned with the path of development, economic conditions are improved, and more calm and welfare is provided for the people\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All who praised the new leader referred to him as \u201cayatollah\u201d, indicating that his religious standing has been upgraded from the lower rank of hojatoleslam as part of his ascension to the highest political and religious office in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardline state-affiliated media and supporters went as far as calling him \u201cimam\u201d, a title used to describe significant religious figures and regularly used by state media to describe his father and Khomeini, the first supreme leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State television broadcast images of the news of Khamenei\u2019s selection being announced at important mosques in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and other cities across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mass text messages sent by the state to Iranians invited people to gather at Enghelab (Revolution) Square in downtown Tehran and spots in other cities on Monday afternoon to \u201crenew the covenant with the martyred imam of the Muslim nation and pledge allegiance to the supreme leader selected by the Assembly of Experts\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israeli and US warplanes bombed Tehran and Isfahan in the afternoon, two days after sweeping attacks on the capital\u2019s oil reserves and refineries<\/a> left thick black smoke hanging over the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rocky road ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The younger Khamenei faces myriad challenges, most prominently the threat of assassination in the foreseeable future as the US and Israel have promised to keep taking out Iranian leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some local and Israeli media have claimed he may have been wounded in a strike, but details were unclear. There was no clarity from officials on whether Khamenei is expected to make an appearance anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he is unhappy with the selection and will aim to kill the new leader because he wants the US to play a role in deciding Iran\u2019s future leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The younger Khamenei\u2019s ascension suggests more hardline factions in Iran\u2019s establishment retain power and could indicate that the government has little desire to agree to new negotiations with the US in the short term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commanders of the IRGC and the army have continued shooting projectiles since his selection with one IRGC commander telling state television that the country is capable of keeping up considerable attacks for at least six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US officials have also expressed eagerness to continue the war<\/a> in pursuit of their objectives, including dismantling Iran\u2019s nuclear and missile programmes and cutting off support to regional allies in the \u201caxis of resistance\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its members \u2013 including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and armed groups in Iraq \u2013 released statements backing Khamenei\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khamenei is also leading Iran at a time when the US is trying to curb its oil exports, a key revenue stream, while tightening sanctions that have heavily damaged the Iranian economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\u00a0is expected to remain a flashpoint area as shipping is disrupted.\u00a0Iran is also experiencing one of its highest inflation rates in decades, at about 70 percent with annual food inflation rates shooting above 100 percent, according to the Statistical Centre of Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The national currency is among the least valuable and most isolated in the world. The government continues to promise that Iran\u2019s population of about 92 million people does not need to worry about shortages of essential goods like food and fuel because contingency plans are in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reference Link:- https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/9\/irans-authorities-showcase-continuity-as-they-back-new-leader-during-war<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The IRGC says its forces are ready to \u2018fully obey and sacrifice for the divine commands\u2019 after the new supreme leader is named. Commanders, politicians and religious authorities\u00a0in Iran are rallying around the flag and\u00a0hinting at a prolonged war\u00a0after Mojtaba Khamenei was selected as the supreme leader, as the country is under fire from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[27791,1990,27792,27793,27789,27787],"class_list":["post-30321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-continuation-of-policies-2","tag-iran-2","tag-revolution-strengthen","tag-strong-leadership","tag-support","tag-sureme-leader","post_format-post-format-aside"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30323,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30321\/revisions\/30323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}