Iran Poised to Name New Supreme Leader With US Watching Closely

Source: Bloomberg Politics · Bias: Center

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Iran‘s top clerics are nearing a decision on the country’s next supreme leader after Ali Khamenei was killed in the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, with the wartime council laying bare divisions among political factions over the succession and the signal it would send to Tehran’s adversaries.

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Iran‘s top clerics are nearing a decision on the country’s next supreme leader after Ali Khamenei was killed in the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, with the wartime council laying bare divisions among political factions over the succession and the signal it would send to Tehran’s adversaries.