Mujtaba Khamenei, the son of the ousted Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and who, according to reports, was chosen yesterday to succeed him in the position, previously underwent treatments for impotence problems in private hospitals in London – this was reported this morning (Wednesday) in the “Daily Mail”, based on a classified American intelligence document from 2008.
According to the document, Khamenei married in 2004 at a relatively late age, among other things due to the same medical problems. According to the report, he visited the UK at least four times for treatment, with the last visit involving a two-month stay in private hospitals in London. After that treatment, his wife became pregnant – and later the couple had a son named after his grandfather – Ali.
The intelligence document also stated that his family put pressure on him to have children quickly. At the same time, it was written that for years he worked behind the scenes in his father’s office and was involved in the Iranian government apparatus.
As mentioned, according to reports in the international media, after the assassination of Ali Khamenei, the Council of Experts, a body of 88 clerics, chose Mujtaba as his successor as the Supreme Leader of Iran, among other things after pressure from the Revolutionary Guards.