The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile. But he's long been viewed as wielding his power behind the scenes, from crushing dissent to influencing presidential elections.

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, has been named as the Islamic Republic's next ruler, authorities ...

Supreme leadership over Iran, currently the most dangerous office in the world, now seems to be a hereditary affair. The ...

Mojtaba Khamenei, a mid-ranking cleric with influence inside Iran's security forces, had been seen as a frontrunner leading ...

Lack of public appearances prompted speculation about new leader’s mortality after multiple family members died ...

"The Iranians are showing defiance by choosing the son of Khamenei," a former diplomat told CNBC.

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was injured in the attack that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other members of his family.

Elite NOPO force protects new Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei while deploying around prisons holding political detainees amid reports of prisoner protests.

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's current late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was reportedly chosen as the next supreme leader under pressure from the IRGC.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second-eldest son of assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen by the ...

Just days into his tenure of Iran's highest office, reports have mounted that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded in the U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed his father and predecessor, along with ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba was chosen by Iran's Assembly of Experts to succeed his late father as supreme leader, in a sign that hardliners were still ...