MOJTABA KHAMENEI ĐƯỢC BẦU LÃNH ĐẠO IRAN ĐỂ TRẢ THÙ MỸ VÀ DO THÁI./-Mt68

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New Iran Leader May Seek Revenge For Father’s Killing, Expert Warns

Father-to-son succession is viewed negatively in the Shiite Muslim clerical establishment in Iran and Mojtaba is not a high-ranking cleric, has never held office and did not have an official role in the regime until now.

And his father is said to have indicated opposition to his candidacy because it would resemble the hereditary rule enacted by the US-backed Shah monarchy before it was overthrown in the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

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But having been selected as Iran's Supreme Leader, he will look to exact revenge for the killing on his father, according to one Iran expert.

They told BBC Radio 4: 'He is vengeful. They have killed his father and he won't let it go.

'If he can't get revenge on the US, he will take his revenge on ordinary people.'

Parham Ghobadi, from BBC's Persian service, claimed he 'has taken the most dangerous job in the world because the Americans and Israelis have vowed to target the next leader, saying the next leader of Iran is going to be a legitimate target for assassination.'

He added: 'There have been rumours around him that he is going to be the next leader since the protests in 2009, people were chanting in the streets "Mojtaba we hope you die. You'll never become the next leader".

'So the rumours were there for decades that he'd be the next leader... But overall he's a shadow.

'Now the person who has never been officially in charge has suddenly consumed power and become the next leader of Iran at such a critical time.'/-