Iran's Security Council Chairman, Ali Larijani, announced that despite threats against the assembly of experts, a new Supreme Leader has been elected. According to Jin10, the newly appointed leader is expected to guide the nation through the current sensitive situation. Larijani called for unity around the new Supreme Leader.
According to Bloomberg, Iran has appointed Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, as Tehran continued attacks on multiple countries on the ninth day of the Middle East war. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency said Khamenei won a “decisive vote” in the Assembly of Experts, with the announcement delayed for much of Sunday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it would fully obey the new leader.