The Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced Ayatollah Seyyed Mojataba Khamenei as the third Leader of the Islamic Revolution early on Monday.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the second Leader of the Islamic Revolution, was martyred in a joint American-Israeli terrorist attack on Tehran on Feb. 28.
In a statement late Sunday, the Assembly of Experts said that immediately after the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and despite wartime conditions, enemy threats, and a bombing of the Assembly’s offices, it did not hesitate in selecting a new leader.
In line with its constitutional and internal duties, the Assembly swiftly took the necessary steps to convene an extraordinary session and appoint the successor, the statement added.
Following Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s assassination, a three-member temporary leadership council—including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei—led the country until a new leader was chosen.
MNA
