‘Mini supreme leader’ Mojtaba Khamenei could soon rise, but he’s already the ‘power behind the robes’

As senior clerics responsible for selecting Iran’s next supreme leader met earlier this week to discuss their pick, a familiar name emerged as the frontrunner: Mojtaba Khamenei.

The son of Iran’s former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wields massive influence inside Iran and was once described in…