Yemen’s Houthis hail new Iran supreme leader choice as ‘resounding blow’ for enemies

By AFP 9 March 2026, 2:15 am

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels welcome Iran’s ruling clerics appointing their slain leader’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, calling it a major blow for the Islamic Republic’s enemies as it fights a war with the United States and Israel.

“We congratulate the Islamic Republic of Iran, its leadership and people, on the selection of Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution at this important and pivotal juncture,” the group says in a statement on Telegram.

It calls his selection “a new victory for the Islamic Revolution and a resounding blow to the enemies of the Islamic Republic and the enemies of the nation.”