The world witnessed an extraordinary event - the death of the president of Iran, which may have far-reaching consequences for the political landscape of the country and the entire world. According to the report of the American publication Politico, among the potential candidates for the post of Ayatollah Khamenei's successor is his son Mojtab.
It was President Raisi who was considered by experts as the future successor of the Ayatollah, the supreme leader of Iran. Although recently the president has been criticized for his incompetence, which reduced his chances of promotion.
"Raisi represents a younger version of Iran's revolutionary elite - much less competent, but much more zealous. Those are the people Khamenei wants to see at the helm – Raisi's death narrows the process of choosing his successor, and Khamenei's own son is one of the potential candidates," said Behnam Ben Taleblou, a senior fellow at the Washington Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
We will remind that the head of Iran is not the president, but the Ayatollah - the supreme leader. He is elected for life, determines the general policy of the country, manages the army, intelligence, fills the main positions, makes key decisions.
The president is the second most important official, the head of the executive power.
