A Bloomberg investigation in January found Khamenei has avoided putting investments in his own name, but they totaled more than $138 million. That includes Swiss bank accounts as well as luxury properties. Among his holdings in several of London's ritziest neighborhoods is a house on "Billionaire's Row." Sources told Bloomberg Khamenei's real-estate empire also boasts a villa in the "Beverly Hills of Dubai" and upscale European hotels.
Mojtaba Khamenei was indeed chosen by senior clerics to be the country's new supreme leader. This is not just a sign of continuity with the elder Khamenei's regime, but Mojtaba was also the top choice of the Revolutionary Guard - which may mean an even more hardline bent for the regime.
We allow nobody to interfere in our domestic affairs. This is up to the Iranian people to elect their new leader. They have already elected the Assembly of Experts, and the Assembly of Experts will do the job. It is only the business of the Iranian people and nobody else's business.
Well, most of the people we had in mind are dead. And now we have another group. They may be dead also based on reports. So I guess you have a third wave coming in pretty soon, we're not going to know anybody.
