Iran picks Khamenei’s successor – who were the candidates?

Israel has already announced its intention to kill whoever would become the next Supreme Leader

Supreme Leader Mullah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 37 years, was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Tehran on February 28, at the outset of a war which has now embroiled much of the Middle East. Israel has warned it would target any figure selected to replace him.

“The most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been determined,” member Mohsen Heydari said on Sunday, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA).

Shortly afterwards, Iran’s Assembly of Experts, tasked with vetting and selecting the…

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