Demonstrators maintain photos of Iran’s late Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, throughout an anti-Israeli and U.S. rally. File picture: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia Information Company) by way of Reuters
The clerical physique that can select Iran’s subsequent Supreme Chief, succeeding Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has roughly reached a majority consensus, Meeting of Consultants member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri stated on Sunday (March 8, 2026).
The Mehr information company quoted him as saying “some obstacles” nonetheless wanted to be resolved relating to the method.
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On Saturday (March 7, 2026), a senior cleric within the Meeting of Consultants stated its members would meet “inside someday” to select the chief.
Iranian media stated the group had a minor disagreement over whether or not their closing resolution should comply with an in-person assembly or as a substitute be issued with out adhering to this formality.
Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari Alekasir, one other member of the Meeting of Consultants, stated in a video launched by Nournews on Sunday (March 8, 2026) that an in-person assembly by the Meeting for a closing vote was not doable below present circumstances.
He stated a candidate had been picked, primarily based on the late Supreme Chief’s recommendation that Iran’s prime chief ought to “be hated by the enemy” as a substitute of praised by it.
“Even the Nice Devil [U.S.] has talked about his identify,” Heidari Alekasir stated of the chosen successor, days after U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, was an “unacceptable” alternative for him.
Revealed – March 08, 2026 01:34 pm IST