Iran: New Supreme Leader set to be announced
In Iran, the body responsible for choosing the next Supreme Leader has made a decision, but the name has not been released. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes eight days ago. Since then, there has been speculation about who will replace him and how the process will unfold. The regime has only navigated a succession once before. Unlike the managed transition after Ayatollah Khomeini’s death, this one comes amid full-scale war, an economic crisis, water shortages, and in the aftermath of anti-government protests and a brutal crackdown. FRANCE24’s International affairs editor Oliver Farry shares further insights.
In Iran, the body responsible for choosing the next Supreme Leader has made a decision, but the name has not been released. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes eight days ago.
Since then, there has been speculation about who will replace him and how the process will unfold. The regime has only navigated a succession once before. Unlike the managed transition after Ayatollah Khomeini’s death, this one comes amid full-scale war, an economic crisis, water shortages, and in the aftermath of anti-government protests and a brutal crackdown.
FRANCE24’s International affairs editor Oliver Farry shares further insights.
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