Pro-Iran factions in Iraq welcome new supreme leader as symbol of continuity

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Iraq’s pro-Iran groups have welcomed the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader, AFP reports.

The powerful Badr organisation said the new leadership represents “blessed continuity of the path of the Islamic revolution”.

The Asaib Ahl al-Haq faction said choosing Mojtaba Khamenei shows “continuity” and “reinforcement of the Islamic republic’s role as a central pillar in the axis of resistance”, while Kataeb Hezbollah said it reflects a profound understanding “of the existential challenges confronting the nation”.

Mourners march with the casket of a slain member of Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) — an alliance of factions now integrated into the regular army that also includes powerful pro-Iran groups — who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike in Mosul the previous evening, in Baghdad on March 8, 2026. — AFP
Mourners march with the casket of a slain member of Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) — an alliance of factions now integrated into the regular army that also includes powerful pro-Iran groups — who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike in Mosul the previous evening, in Baghdad on March 8, 2026. — AFP

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