Mojtaba Khamenei leads Iran: the victory of the Revolutionary Guards and the discontent of the clergy
His appointment marks the victory of the Pasdaran over the political-religious wing
From our correspondent Roberto Bongiorni
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TEL AVIV
Mojtaba Khamenei is a man who divides rather than unites. Many Iranians did not want him. Not only the opponents of the Islamic Republic, but also a part of those who support it. He is seen as smoke in the eyes by the US and Israel. He is unliked by a large part of the Iranian clergy, who preferred a cleric of another rank, an Ayatollah as the highest authority in the Shia world, and not a middle-ranking jurist cleric. Instead, the powerful Guards of the Revolution. Mojtaba, 57, was their unofficial candidate.
"With a majority of votes, the person was chosen who will continue the path of Imam Khomeini and the path of the martyr Imam Khamenei. Khamenei's name will continue. The vote has been cast and will be announced soon,' Hosseinali Eshkevari, a member of the Assembly of Experts, had anticipated in the afternoon in a video released by the Iranian media.
It will therefore be Mojtaba who will lead until his death - which the Americans and Israelis threaten will be imminent - the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Yet the name came only late in the evening, after a long day of waiting for the announcement. Among the powerful of Iran, the discontent was tangible. Ali Larijani, one of the most influential men in the regime, secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security as well as former president of the parliament, was reportedly vehemently opposed to Mojtaba's nomination, supporting the candidature of his brother Sadeq, an influential Shia cleric, in the leadership race.
