Iran's New Supreme Leader Divides the Nation: Pro-Mojtaba Rallies and Online Fears
As Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei takes power, state media promote pro-Mojtaba protests while Iranians online fear increased repression under his IRGC connections.
The recent transition of power in Iran has left the nation deeply divided, with state media promoting pro-Mojtaba Khamenei rallies while many Iranians online express fears of increased repression under the new supreme leader's strong connections to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Rallying Support for the New Leader
Even as airstrikes hit various parts of the capital, large crowds gathered in Tehran's famous Enghelab Square on Monday, chanting their allegiance to Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. Carrying banners displaying the faces of the country's slain leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his successor, the people demonstrated their support for the younger Khamenei's ascension to power.
Source: The Guardian
