Israel-Iran War: Ayatollah Mozaffari, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, has reportedly expressed hope that a meeting to select the country’s next supreme leader will take place within the next 24 hours.
According to Iran International, Mozaffari also stressed that no official meeting has been held and no decision has been taken yet.
Informed sources earlier told Iran International that a meeting of the Assembly of Experts to announce Mojtaba Khamenei as the new leader was held on Saturday, with at least 14 members boycotting the meeting.
Mojtaba Khamanei is the son of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran on 28
Saturday’s meeting reportedly took place after Friday’s session of the assembly – called to introduce a candidate favored by the Revolutionary Guards – was left unfinished due to fears of a possible attack by the US and Israel.
Iran’s Assembly of Experts, a council of 88 clerics, is responsible for choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, but it remains unclear how it will do so during the conflict with the United States and Israel.
Trump says he will choose a leader who…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday reiterated his desire to be involved in choosing Iran’s next leader, saying he “doesn’t want to come back every 10 years”.
When asked about choosing Iran’s next leader, Trump told reporters, according to CNN and Iran International, “We don’t want to come back every 5 years or every 10 years and do this (war). So we want to pick a president who won’t lead their country to war.”
Trump has previously said he believes he should play a role in choosing Iran’s supreme leader as the United States and Israel have continued to attack Iran.
He also suggested that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the next leader was “unacceptable”.
“They’re wasting time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy (Rodriguez) in Venezuela,” Trump told Axios.
According to the report, Trump said he refused to accept a new Iranian leader who would continue Khamenei’s policies, which he said would push the U.S. back to war “in five years.”
“Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me. We want someone who will bring harmony and peace to Iran,” Trump said.
