Iran’s Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian state media reports cited by Reuters. The decision comes after the elder Khamenei was killed during recent U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran, prompting the clerical body responsible for choosing the nation’s leader to convene and select a successor. Mojtaba Khamenei, a mid-ranking cleric who has long been seen as influential within Iran’s political and security establishment, is expected to take control of the country’s key institutions and armed forces amid ongoing regional tensions.