Ruthless new Ayatollah 'even more brutal than his slain father': How hardline Mojtaba Khamenei oversaw merciless crackdown that saw dozens of Iranian protesters slaughtered

Mojtaba, who took power in Iran at the age of 56 following his father Ali Khamenei's assassination in February, has cultivated an important role in the regime over his lifetime.


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