Iran’s Assembly of Experts says it has chosen a successor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but has not announced a name
The Facts
- Iran’s Assembly of Experts has said it has reached a decision/majority consensus on who will succeed Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, but the name has not been announced.
- Assembly of Experts member Mohsen Heydari was quoted as saying that “the most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been determined.”
- Assembly of Experts member Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri said a majority view has been reached, while also indicating that some obstacles still needed to be resolved in the process.
- Under Iran’s constitution, the 88-member Assembly of Experts is authorized to choose the country’s supreme leader.
- Multiple reports say Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28, at the outset of the current war.
- Israel has warned it would target whoever is chosen to succeed Khamenei.
- Some Iranian clerics have publicly complained about delays in announcing the new leader and called for the process to be expedited.
Context
Who selects Iran’s supreme leader, and how large is that body?
Iran’s constitution assigns the selection of the supreme leader to the Assembly of Experts, which is described in the reporting as an 88-member clerical body. Al Jazeera Online Daily News and Anal…
Has Iran publicly named the new supreme leader yet?
No. Multiple outlets report that Assembly of Experts members said a decision or majority consensus has been reached, but the name had not been publicly announced as of the reporting. Guardian News18 Times of Israel
Why is the succession decision happening now?
The reports tie the succession process to the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who they say was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28, as the Israel-Iran war began. Al Jazeera Online Times of Israel
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