AdvertisementHassan Khomeini is the most visible of the late Ayatollah’s 15 grandchildren and is seen as a relative moderate within Iran’s clerical establishment. Khomeini, 53, holds a symbolically important role in public life as custodian of his grandfather’s mausoleum in southern Tehran. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via APAdvertisementSome politicians inside Iran have seen him as a rival to hardliners who gained sway under Khamenei, notably his son, Mojtaba. The Board is meeting at the request of Russia and in response to the ongoing U.S. and Israeli air strikes against Iran. The council’s move paved the way for the victory of hardliner Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in 2024.

Source: Huffington Post March 02, 2026 12:43 UTC