Israel warns it will target those naming Iran’s next leader

Middle East Eye · March 8, 2026 Politics

Israel warns it will target those naming Iran’s next leader The Israeli military said it would pursue anyone involved in appointing a successor to Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a Reuters report. The warning came after Iranian clerics said efforts to select a new leader were nearing completion. Ayatollah Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, said “a decisive and unanimous opinion” had been reached on the country’s leadership.

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