A remarkable feature of oriental politics, in general, is that it is inclined to prefer the persons of dynastic nature in governance. The recent elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader offers yet another conspicuous manifestation of this feature. Like it or not, Mojtaba Khamenei’s sole qualification today is that he is the son of the previous supremo Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He has never held any government office. Nor has he given important public speeches or interviews. But, after his father was killed in the ongoing US-Israeli strikes against Iran, he has been chosen his successor.

One thinks it would be naïve to expect the new leader to deliver anything positive to Iran and the world. It is doubtful if he would continue in office for long. Report are that the Donald J. Trump administration in Washington and its Israeli counterpart in Jerusalem today are dead determined to........

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