Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had held his first foreign policy session since being named supreme leader, and had taken a stance for revenge against the US and Israel that was “very tough and serious. ”

"I think that the new leadership under Mojtaba might be willing to take more risks," a former Israeli official told Newsweek.

President Donald Trump said last week that Mojtaba Khamenei would be "unacceptable," and Israel has vowed to target whoever was made Iran's new highest authority.

The weeklong fight over Iran’s next leader pitted the Revolutionary Guards against moderates. The generals won, but only over spirited resistance.

Reports claim Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was flown to Russia for treatment after the February 28 US-Israeli strike, but Tehran denies the claims.

Khamenei believed son Mojtaba was not bright enough to take power, says US intelligence - White House officials have been told Iran’s new supreme leader was not his father’s chosen successor

Mojtaba Khamenei, the 59‑year‑old new Supreme Leader of Iran, is reportedly facing intense scrutiny over his health, sexuality and private life after he was seriously injured in the Feb. 28 airstrike in Tehran that killed his father,

President Trump says the US isn't sure whether Iran's new supreme leader is even alive. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, the president said his administration has conflicting information about Mojtaba Khamenei's condition.