00:01Following the announcement of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's death, attention has turned to the process of selecting his successor.
00:09Under Iran's constitution, this responsibility falls to the Assembly of Experts, a body of 88 clerics elected every eight years.
00:18Electing a new Supreme Leader requires a two-thirds majority within the Council.
00:23The current composition of the Assembly, dominated by Khamenei loyalists after the 2024 elections, suggests that a successor with a
00:32similar hardline approach may be chosen.
00:35During the transition, power is handled by a temporary leadership council consisting of President Masood Pazeshkian, Judiciary Chief Gollam Hossein
00:44Mohseni Eje, and Cleric Ali Reza Arafi.
00:48If no candidate secures the required majority, or if the Assembly cannot convene, the Interim Council may continue governing until
00:56a new Supreme Leader is selected.
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