Iran’s Assembly of Experts reaches consensus on successor to Khamenei

A majority of members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts have reached a consensus on a candidate to succeed the country’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The announcement was made on Sunday by Assembly member Ayatollah Mohammad-Mehdi Mirbagheri, Mehr news agency reported.

According to him, despite the agreement on a candidate, “some obstacles” remain in the process and still need to be resolved.

Iranian media note that disagreements have emerged within the body responsible for appointing the Supreme Leader over a procedural issue. The dispute concerns whether the final decision must be approved during an in-person session of the Assembly of Experts or whether it can be announced without such a formal meeting.