The clerical body tasked with selecting Iran’s new supreme leader has reached a decision, members say, although the name has yet to be announced.
“The vote to appoint the leader has taken place and the leader has been chosen,” says Ahmad Alamolhoda, a member of the Assembly of Experts, as quoted by Iran’s Mehr news agency. He says the secretariat of the body will announce the name later.
Other members confirm the decision, with one suggesting Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, will take the post.
Another member of the assembly, Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, confirms in a video carried by Iran’s Fars news agency that “a firm opinion reflecting the majority view has been reached.”
Mohsen Heydari, who represents Khuzestan province in the selection body, says “the most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been determined,” according to Iran’s ISNA news agency. (AFP)
