If I were the new "Supreme Leader" of Iran, I'm not sure I would bet on a long reign. In fact, I have serious doubts about whether Mojtaba Khamenei makes it past this week without being taken out, as his father was at the start of Operation Epic Fury.
But what's funny is that while there have been orchestrated rallies to "celebrate" his selection, according to Fox, what they aren't covering is the Iranians shouting from their apartment windows, "Death to Mojtaba!"
Iran State Media is trying to put out orchestrated video showing people celebrating a Choice for new supreme leader, but the internet is shut down and they are not showing the people above shouting “Death to Mojtaba” pic.twitter.com/ayuqYafA6B
— Joni Job (@jj_talking) March 10, 2026
This is truly courageous.
‘Death to Mojtaba’ chants echo through Tehran neighborhood: AFP‑verified https://t.co/hBuxoXrFIq via @YouTube
— Nickarama (@nickaramaOG) March 10, 2026
President Donald Trump said Mojtaba Khamenei was not an acceptable choice, that they were "wasting their time," and Mojtaba "wasn't going to last long." Israel called him a legitimate target. They've already taken out his father, mother, wife, and son. There are also reports he was wounded in an attack, Fox noted. So he can't be resting easy right now.
But the funny thing is, it isn't just Trump, Israel, and a lot of Iranians who don't want him — his own father also thought he wasn't up to being the Supreme Leader. He didn't want him in the job either.
Assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was so opposed to his son taking power that he noted it in his will, experts told The Post.
“In Khamenei’s will, he explicitly asked Mojtaba not to be named as successor,” said Khosro Isfahani, a research director for the opposition group National Union for Democracy with ties to Iranian intelligence
“Mojtaba is an impotent young cleric who has achieved nothing in terms of political life,” Isfahani said, explaining that the late Khamenei felt his son lacked the experience or capability to run Iran.
It also sounds like there was some funny business in the "selection."
And Mojtaba wasn’t even properly selected by Iran’s succession council — but the IRGC coerced the Assembly of Experts as it deliberated last week before finally forcing a vote.
Mojtaba didn’t even win a majority in that vote, Isfahani said, citing sources in Iran — but the IRGC made sure it appointed him anyway, reportedly prompting many clerics to boycott the meeting where the selection was announced.
“The Assembly of Experts that was supposed to pick the replacement of Khamenei didn’t vote for Mojtaba,” Isfahani said. “There was a lot of pushback against him, but under pressure from the IRGC, he was named as the successor.”
Mojtaba was also allegedly treated for impotence, according to the report. Sounds like in more ways than one. He hasn't even appeared in public since his selection, which has made some question if he's even still alive at this point. At the ceremony where they had people swear allegiance to him, all they had was a picture of him.
People were also spreading this clip of them using a cardboard cutout of him at an event. I don't think it's real because I'm not seeing any official confirmation of it. But it surely is funny. Does that prove he's not much of a three-dimensional leader and that he isn't able to flesh out much in the way of ideas?
Mojtaba Khamenei couldn’t turn up so they had to use his cardboard cutout.
— Mahyar Tousi (@MahyarTousi) March 10, 2026
Why is his head so big and why did they use a photo of him that looks so miserable? 😂 pic.twitter.com/04c08tjTSA
That does beg the question if he's still alive and if they named him just as a placeholder until they can figure something out or throw up a screen so the Americans/Israel don't whack another leader.
But any way you slice it, Mojtaba Khamenei is up against it. And he shouldn't be making any long-term plans.
