Khamenei’s son is alive and favoured to succeed him, Iranian sources sayMojtaba Khamenei, the powerful son of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is alive and favoured to emerge as his father’s successor, two Iranian sources told Reuters on Wednesday. But European markets stabilised and turned higher after two days of sharp losses, on hopes that the war might end soon. “The Supreme Leader will be identified in the closest opportunity, we are close to a conclusion. MOJTABA KHAMENEI SEEN AS CLEAR FAVOURITEOther candidates for supreme leader including Hassan Khomeini, grandson of Islamic Republic’s founder and a champion of the reformist faction that has been sidelined in recent decades. “We have nowhere to go to protect ourselves from strikes, how can we protest?” Farah, 45, said by phone from Tehran.

Source: Daily Nation March 04, 2026 12:45 UTC