Khamenei’s Confidant Takes Key Role in Iran as Succession Looms
- Mokhber becomes acting president after Raisi helicopter crash
- The 68-year-old formerly ran US-sanctioned endowment fund
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The sudden death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has the world asking who’ll eventually replace him as the Islamic Republic’s de-facto no. 2.
For now, that job falls to Mohammad Mokhber, Raisi’s first vice president and deputy since 2021. The question is if he’ll serve as a placeholder president or instead stake out a bigger role for himself.