Tehran [Iran], March 4 (ANI): Iran’s Leadership Council on Wednesday told state media a successor to the late Ayatollah Khamenei will be appointed at the earliest opportunity.
In a video posted by Tasnim, an official told state television: “I bring good news to the people that no problem has arisen in the field of leadership. The leadership council is currently running the country and, God willing, at the earliest opportunity, a leader will be appointed. Praise be to God, we have come closer, but the situation is one of war. Sometimes some loved ones ask how did you choose the Supreme Leader immediately after the Imam (Ayatollah Khomeini)? Our answer is that the situation was not a war situation. Now the situation is one of war, we are all striving. The Assembly of Experts is striving; no one is resting.”
Earlier, the Iranian government via the Consulate General in Mumbai dismissed Israeli media reports that Mojtaba Khamenei had been named his late father’s successor. In a post on X, the consulate said, “Reports circulating on media regarding potential candidates for leadership selected by Iran’s Assembly of Experts have no official source and are officially denied.”
Israeli outlets had reported that Ayatollah Khamenei’s son Mojtaba was chosen as successor, but no independent confirmation came from official Iranian state media.
Iran’s state media reported Iranians will bid farewell to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a ceremony later tonight at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini prayer ground. The ceremony will last three days and the funeral procession will be announced when finalized.
The conflict in the Middle East is now in Day 5 following US and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and other figures. Tehran has responded with counter-strikes targeting American military bases and Israeli assets across the region. (ANI)
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