Iran names new Supreme Leader

Mojtaba Khamenei has been named as Iran's new Supreme Leader.

He replaces his father, Ali Khamenei, who led the Middle Eastern country for 35 years.

Ali Khamenei was killed during military strikes carried out by Israel and the United States earlier this month.

In Iran, the Supreme Leader is the most powerful person in the country and has the final say on big decisions.

In 1979, the Iranian Islamic Revolution overthrew the country's monarchy.

Iran's new leaders brought in a form of government based on their interpretations of Islam.

A senior cleric, or religious scholar, is supposed to be chosen as the head of the government, and is called the Supreme Leader.

The Supreme Leader is the most important and powerful person in the country and has the final say on the most important decisions.

There has been opposition to Iran's system of government for a long time, and over the years there have been protests, including some in recent months, which the government have cracked down hard on.

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 56 years old and is the son of the previous leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Mojtaba Khamenei hasn't held an official job in government before and hasn't given public speeches or interviews.

As a younger man he served in Iran's military, then later studied Islamic theology.

Journalists at BBC Persian say that he was an influential person behind the scenes when his father was the Supreme Leader.