Guards push fast Mojtaba Khamenei announcement amid dissent over hereditary rule
ایران اینترنشنال • • nation
Key Points:
- The Assembly of Experts is holding an emergency online session to select Iran's next Supreme Leader amid reports that Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen under heavy pressure from the Revolutionary Guards.
- At least eight Assembly members plan to boycott the session in protest of the pressure and the perceived move to make the leadership hereditary, which opponents argue undermines the Islamic Republic's legitimacy.
- The first session was disrupted by Israeli airstrikes targeting the Assembly building in Qom, forcing the meeting online and creating a tense atmosphere due to Revolutionary Guard coercion and limited debate time.
- Opponents of Mojtaba Khamenei argue he lacks the necessary religious and jurisprudential credentials and warn that his selection could deepen divisions within Iran's ruling
