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Why Iran's New Leader May Not Be so Supreme
Iran’s Assembly of Experts aims to end leadership uncertainty fast with a potential decision within 24 hours, following constitutional mandate to appoint a new leader within three months.
- On Saturday, Iran's temporary three-person leadership council is facing pressure to appoint a new supreme leader, with clerics expected to convene shortly and uncertainty over whether the 88-member Assembly will meet in person or online.
- State media quoted senior clerics urging faster selection after former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed in US-Israeli strikes, family members reported killed.
- Among the frontrunners, Mojtaba Khamenei has Islamic theology training and IRGC ties, despite never holding formal office.
- Internationally, Donald Trump reiterated on Saturday he should help select Khamenei's successor, while Iran's UN ambassador Amir‑Saeid Iravani insisted the process would be 'without any foreign interference'.
- The Assembly of Experts could meet within a day, with some consultations already remote, as Iran's constitution requires a new supreme leader within three months.
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Israel wants to persecute "every successor" of the killed Ali Khamenei. The armed forces warn the electoral panel. And: Iran apparently attacks the drinking water supply in Bahrain. The news blog.
·Germany
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Unresolved issue of formality
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+++ According to the media, Iran is about to appoint a successor to the killed head of state Ayatollah Khamenei. +++ Tehran has once again been shaken by violent explosions. +++ Today, the Arab League wants to discuss Iran's attacks on several Gulf states in a crisis meeting. +++ Further developments in the news blog.
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Influenced clergy would have asked for speed in choosing a new leader
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Total News Sources39
Leaning Left9Leaning Right7Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Left
43% Left
L 43%
C 24%
R 33%
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