Iran's Supreme Leader appoints potential successors
The New York Times reports that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named three senior clerics as potential successors in the event of his assassination.
Israel Hayom
Jun 21, 2025
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2025.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named three senior clerics as potential successors in the event of his assassination, The New York Times reported Saturday.
Out of concern for a possible assassination attempt, Khamenei has reportedly suspended electronic communications to hinder attempts to track him and now communicates with his commanders primarily through a trusted aide.
Top Iranian clerics
The supreme leader, who is being protected in a bunker, has also selected multiple potential replacements across his military command hierarchy in case additional key deputies are killed. According to the Iranian officials familiar with Tehran's emergency contingency plans, this reflects the precarious moment facing Khamenei and his three-decade rule.
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Kill them all and let Allah, or the Reverend Sun Moon, sort them out.
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