"Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari Alekasir suggested the figure chosen to succeed the supreme leader would most probably be someone opposed by Washington.

He said the "Great Satan" " Iran's term for the US " had inadvertently done the assembly "a kind of service" by publicly criticising certain candidates. His remarks appeared to refer to comments by Donald Trump, who said it would be unacceptable for clerics to select Khamenei's son Mojtaba as successor.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the deceased supreme leader's son. Photograph: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/Reuters

"Someone opposed by the enemy is more likely to benefit Iran and Islam," Heidari Alekasir said."

#2

I thought that's who it was, but I wasn't sure!

#4

King of Iran, Prince of Israel, and Gov of Gaza!

Vicar of Venezuela!

#10

that's hilarious

from #14
"Hoodlum
@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Eric Trump calls the Ayatollah's son an incompetent moron who only got his position through nepotism. Irony is dead."