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Iran’s Assembly of Experts says consensus reached on Khamenei’s successor
Iran's Assembly of Experts reportedly agrees on Mojtaba Khamenei as successor amid wartime pressures and security concerns delaying the formal announcement, officials said.
- On March 8, 2026, Iran's Assembly of Experts said it reached a majority consensus on a successor to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but the name has not been publicly released.
- After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28, wartime conditions forced Assembly members to avoid an in-person plenary and complete the vote rapidly, meeting "within one day".
- Assembly members Mirbaqeri and Heidari confirmed a `firm opinion` has been reached, and Mohsen Heydari said `the 'Great Satan' has also mentioned the name of the choice made by the representatives`.
- Israel's military warned on Sunday it would target Mojtaba Khamenei and those appointing him, while US President Donald Trump said Washington should have a role and called Mojtaba "unacceptable".
- Strikes on fuel depots and oil storage facilities in Tehran have caused large fires, displacing nearly half a million people and killing at least 1,332 Iranian civilians.
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The so-called Council of Experts has voted behind closed doors on who will govern Iran.
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Assembly of Experts confirmed that it has already voted on the successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in recent attacks, although the new leader's name has not yet been announced. Israel has warned that it could attack the new head of the Iranian regime.
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