What we know about Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei
CBC News
Kasra Aarabi, head of researching the IRGC at United Against Nuclear Iran, a U.S.-based policy organization, said Khamenei has a "strong constituency and support" within the IRGC and younger radical supporters of the regime. Aarabi said Khamenei has amassed much influence acting as a gatekeeper to his father, describing him as a "mini supreme leader."
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