Iran has appointed its new supreme leader
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The competent body has appointed the new Iranian supreme leader, its members indicated. The name of the new ayatollah has not yet been announced.
“The most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been appointed,” said Mohsen Heydari, representative of Khuzestan province in the Assembly of Experts, according to ISNA news agency.
Another member of the body responsible for this designation, Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, confirmed in a video relayed by the Fars agency that a “firm opinion, reflecting the majority position, has been adopted.”
