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Hardline clerics in Iran are calling for the swift appointment of a new Supreme Leader following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to Iranian media, the calls come as the Islamic Republic faces a fresh wave of strikes by the United States and Israel, and amid concerns about the temporary three-man council currently overseeing the country’s leadership.
A senior Iranian cleric involved in the vote to choose a new supreme leader indicated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba would be his successor, although a formal announcement was awaited pic.twitter.com/txJvsQWBn8
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US President Donald Trump says the US should have a role in choosing the new leader, a demand Iran has rejected.
Iranian media late on Saturday cited Ayatollah Hossein Mozafari – one of the 88-member Assembly of Experts, the clerical body charged with choosing the next leader – as saying the assembly could meet in the next 24 hours to make a decision.
It was not clear if that would involve an in-person gathering.
Sources said some clerics had previously held consultations online.
Mozafari’s statement followed earlier comments from hardline clerics demanding a quick decision.
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