Iran's new choice of leader shows "a message of defiance" | DW News

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Iran's clerics have chosen the country's new spiritual and political leader. Moj-taba Khamenei is the son of the previous Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - who was killed in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war. The new man at the top is seen as a hard-liner, operating behind the scenes with close ties to the country's political and military establishment. His appointment signals both continuity and the regime's defiance of its enemies. Chapters: 0:00 Iran's new hardline leader 2: