Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, is among the leading contenders to succeed his father as the new head of the country. Khamenei’s successor is set to be named by the top clerical body, the Assembly of Experts, with one of its members, Ahmad Khatami, telling Iranian state media on Wednesday that they hoped to vote “at the earliest opportunity”. READ ALSO: ‘No Trust In The Americans,’ Iran Rules Out Negotiation With US Contenders for the top position include Alireza Arafi, one of the three members of the interim council running the country, hardliner Mohsen Araki, and even Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the country in 1979. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, would represent a hereditary transition that his father rejected as an idea in 2024. Ira...