Iran's Supreme Leader Succession: Key Contenders Emerge After Khamenei's Killing

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Iran Scrambles to Name New Supreme Leader After Khamenei's Killing

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News18•02-03-2026, 20:15

Iran Scrambles to Name New Supreme Leader After Khamenei's Killing

•Iran seeks a new Supreme Leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, marking only the second succession since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
•A provisional council, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, is currently guiding the country.
•The 88-member Assembly of Experts, a panel of Shiite clerics, is responsible for appointing the successor.
•Key contenders include Mojtaba Khamenei (Khamenei's son), Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi (provisional council member), Hassan Rouhani (former president), Hassan Khomeini (grandson of Ruhollah Khomeini), and Ayatollah Mohammed Mehdi Mirbagheri (hard-line cleric).

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