Lethal elite ‘black-clad’ kill squad guards Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Well-paid NOPO unit deployed following targeted attack on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei receives protection from elite NOPO force following his father's assassination in U.S.-Israel attack on Tehran compound Feb. 28. ( Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei receives protection from elite NOPO force following his father's assassination in U.S.-Israel attack on Tehran compound Feb. 28. ( Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Mojtaba Khamenei; the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; is seen in Tehran; Iran; on Dec. 14; 2016. (Photo by Reza B / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
Mojtaba Khamenei; the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; is seen in Tehran; Iran; on Dec. 14; 2016. (Photo by Reza B / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, tear gas is fired during an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (UGC via AP) (UGC via AP)
In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, tear gas is fired during an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (UGC via AP) (UGC via AP)
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