Iran set to name Ali Khamenei’s successor as smoke engulfs Tehran

2026-03-08 - 18:34

Iran has chosen a new supreme leader amid the destruction of fuel dumps that engulfed most of Tehran and its surroundings in thick smoke on Sunday. Though the successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been decided, the Assembly of Experts has yet to announce the name of the new supreme leader. “The leader has been chosen through a vote,” Iran’s Mehr news agency quoted Ahmad Alamolhoda, a member of the cleric body, as saying. He stated that the secretariat of the body would announce the name later. Other assembly members confirmed a decision was made, with one suggesting the son of the late leader would take