Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son tipped as front-runner as Iran to name new supreme leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the recently slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is regarded as his most likely successor

US president Donald Trump said Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the recently slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was an 'unacceptable' choice as Iran's new supreme leader.

The clerical ​body that will choose Iran's next supreme leader, succeeding the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has more or less reached a ‌majority consensus, Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri said on Sunday.

The Mehr news agency quoted him as saying "some obstacles" still needed to be resolved regarding the process.