Iranian leaders have pledged allegiance and support for Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named on Monday to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, signalling that hardliners remain in charge despite US and Israel's war.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian welcomed the appointment of a new supreme leader by the Iranian Assembly of Experts, saying it was the start of a "new era of dignity and strength” for the country.
“This valuable choice is a manifestation of the will of the Islamic nation to consolidate national unity; a unity that, like a solid barrier, has made the Iranian nation resistant to the conspiracies of the enemies,” Mr Pezeshkian said, according to a statement carried by Fars news agency.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Aaragchi congratulated the people of Iran on "the worthy election of Mojtaba Khamenei” as the third supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution.
"I, along with all the delegations of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the a
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