Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, has survived the US and Israeli air strikes on Iran in which his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, two Iranian sources say.

Mojtaba is seen by the establishment as a possible successor to his father, the sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

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A mid-ranking cleric with close ties to Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, hardliner Mojtaba is one of the most influential figures in the Iranian clerical establishment.

He has for years been seen as one of the top candidates to succeed his father.

“He (Mojtaba) is alive ... he was not in Tehran when the Supreme Leader was killed,” one of the sources said.

Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly survived the attacks which killed his father in Iran's capital. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP

TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 3: A billboard featuring a portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is displayed on an overpass on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) Credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

His father was killed on Saturday after the United States and Israel attacked targets across Iran - one of a number of military and other influential figures killed.

Iranian state media announced Khamenei’s death early on Sunday.

A senior Israeli official told Reuters the Iranian leader’s body had been found, and US President Donald Trump said the United States had worked closely with Israel to target the man who led Iran since 1989.