Mojtaba Khamenei to become Iran's new supreme leader

Mojtaba Khamenei is seen as a hardliner and shortly after his appointment, Iran fired barrages of missile and drones at targets in Israel and across the Gulf, signalling Tehran's determination to fight on. We look at who he is is at what does it mean now for the war.

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(Photo: An Iranian man holds a picture of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader; Credit: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/Shutterstock)