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Israel says it hit Iran’s Assembly of Experts as it was meeting to choose Khamenei’s successor
Israeli forces targeted a building linked to Iran's Assembly of Experts during a meeting to select a new supreme leader amid ongoing airstrikes, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Israeli and US strikes hit the Assembly of Experts building in Qom during a vote, with far fewer than 88 members present, an Israeli defence official said.
- The US‑Israel campaign has struck nearly 2000 targets to degrade Iranian missile and drone capabilities, targeting leadership and security; Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz declared future leaders will be targets.
- With reports differing on occupancy, local media showed severe damage to the Assembly of Experts building in Qom, while authorities say casualty figures remain unclear.
- Amid the attacks, Tehran announced an interim three-member leadership council to lead the country while a permanent successor is found, complicating the constitutional succession process and deepening the leadership crisis.
- The war has spread regionally, including southern Lebanon, raising escalation concerns as Brent crude hits $84 a barrel and airlines cancel more than 20,000 flights.
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Israel vows to assassinate Iran's new supreme leader
The United States and Israel hit Iran's capital and other cities in multiple airstrikes on Wednesday, the fifth day of the war with Iran. Israel targeted the Iranian leadership and security forces as the Islamic Republic responded with missile barrages and drone attacks on Israel and across the region.Tehran residents woke to dawn blasts, and Iranian state television showed the ruins of buildings in the centre of the capital. The Shiite seminary…
Israel attacked a building associated with the Iranian Expert Assembly on Wednesday, which will choose the new superintendent. It follows the death of the previous akatollah on the last Saturday.
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Israel vows to kill next supreme leader, steps up Tehran, Beirut strikes
The US is claiming success in curbing Iran’s ability to launch missiles and drones across the Middle East, as the son of slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei emerges as his likely successor.
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Strikes destroy Iran building where clerics were set to choose next Supreme Leader
Iran International reported on Tuesday that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was selected as his father’s successor by the country’s Assembly of Experts on the day the building was hit by the US and Israeli strikes.
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