BREAKING: Mojtaba Khamenei named as Iran's new supreme leader

The son of Iran's former supreme leader has been named as his replacement, according to state media.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the initial US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday.

His son, Mojtaba ​Khamenei, is a 56-year-old cleric who has never held government office.

Israel has warned it will kill any successor to Khamenei.

Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/iran-latest-trump-tehran-israel-strikes-us-drone-live-sky-news-13509565

#iranwar #tehran #skynews #lebanon #skynews #israel #beirut #Dahiyeh

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales