Iran selects new supreme leader

Middle East Eye · March 8, 2026 Politics

Iran selects new supreme leader The Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible for selecting Iran's new supreme leader, has announced it has reached a decision. "The vote to appoint the leader has taken place and the leader has been chosen," Ahmad Alamolhoda, a member of the Assembly of Experts, told Iran's Mehr news agency. He said the leader's name will be announced later on Sunday.