Sunday, March 8, 2026

Iran's Assembly of Experts Says They Have Picked A Successor To Ayatollah Khamenei But Would Rather Not Have To Meet In Person To Confirm The Choice

The last time they were going to meet the place got bombed so you can understand their reluctance. I don't know if they do the white smoke/black smoke thing like the Catholics but that day it was black smoke.

From Reuters via MSN, March 8:

Majority consensus reached on Iran's next supreme leader 

DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - The clerical body that will choose Iran's next supreme leader, succeeding the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has more or less reached a majority consensus, Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri said on Sunday.

The Mehr news agency quoted him as saying "some obstacles" still needed to be resolved regarding the process.

On Saturday, a senior cleric in the Assembly of Experts said its members would meet "within one day" to choose the leader.

Iranian media said the group had a minor disagreement over whether their final decision must follow an in-person meeting or instead be issued without adhering to this formality....

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