US intelligence: Ali Khamenei had doubts about his son's abilities to lead Iran

Iran's former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had expressed reservations about the possibility of being succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, according to information that US intelligence services had conveyed to President Donald Trump.

According to an analysis cited by CBS, Ali Khamenei was allegedly skeptical about his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, taking power, as he thought he was not smart enough and did not have the necessary qualities to lead the country.

The report also points out that, according to intelligence data, Ali Khamenei was aware that his son was also facing problems in his personal life.

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was elected Iran's new supreme leader last weekend by the country's Council of Religious Leaders, after serving as a close aide to his father for years. Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli missile strike at the start of the war between the US, Israel and Iran.

Regarding intelligence information about the relationship between father and son, in addition to Donald Trump, according to the report, JD Vance and other senior American officials were also informed.

According to the same publication, in private conversations Donald Trump had told people in his inner circle that he did not believe the information about Mojtaba Khamenei was of much importance, as he thought that Iran was essentially without a clear leader.

Spokespeople for the CIA, the White House and Vice President Vance's office declined to comment on this information.

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