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Posted on March 8, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 1, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleOn March 8, the Israeli military declared it would target any successor to Iran’s killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, including those in the clerical body selecting his replacement, amid an Assembly of Experts meeting under fire.
March 8 (Reuters) - The Israeli military warned it would continue pursuing every successor of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
In a post on X in Farsi, the Israeli military also warned it would pursue every person who seeks to appoint a successor for Khamenei, referring to the clerical body charged with choosing the Islamic Republic's supreme leader.
The warning comes as the clerical body is set to meet to choose Iran's next supreme leader.
(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al GebalyEditing by Bernadette Baum and Louise Heavens)
The Israeli military warned it would pursue every successor of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
He was reportedly killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
The military posted in Farsi on X, warning they would pursue anyone involved in appointing Khamenei's successor.
The clerical body is responsible for choosing the next supreme leader of Iran.
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