"The election regarding the leadership has been held and the leader has been determined, said Ayatollah Ahmad Alam al-Hoda, a senior member of the deciding body - known as the Assembly of Experts - according to Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency. A public announcement is expected."
"There had been intense speculation that the assembly would choose one of Khamenei's sons, Mojtaba Khamenei. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had been pushing his candidacy but had encountered resistance from other power brokers, including Ali Larijani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran."
"Iran having a new leader would help them advance their war against us, IDF spokesperson Nadav Shoshani said Sunday. Iran not having a leader is something that makes it hard for them to operate the war machine against us."
Iranian officials have chosen a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his death in U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28. Ayatollah Ahmad Alam al-Hoda, a senior member of the Assembly of Experts, confirmed the election without disclosing the chosen leader's identity. Speculation centered on Khamenei's son Mojtaba, backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, though other power brokers including Ali Larijani opposed this candidacy. Simultaneously, Israeli forces expanded military operations against Iran's energy infrastructure, targeting fuel depots in Tehran. The conflict with Hezbollah intensified with strikes on central Beirut. Israel warned it would target any successor and those involved in the selection process, stating that Iran's leadership transition could strengthen their war capabilities.
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