Middle East Crisis Situation in Iran

Ayatollah's funeral postponed indefinitely

The funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been postponed, the BBC reports. The three-day ceremony was scheduled to begin today, but organizers now say it has been postponed indefinitely until the infrastructure is in place.

The ceremony was to begin with Khamenei's body being taken through the country, starting in Tehran, before he was to be buried in his hometown of Mashhad in northeastern Iran. 

Israel: "Whoever is appointed is a target for elimination"

According to reports, the son of former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been appointed as the new supreme leader of Iran.

Now Israel has announced that whoever succeeds Ali Khamenei will be a target. This is what Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said, according to AFP.

“Any leader appointed by the Iranian terror regime to continue its plan to destroy Israel, threaten the United States, the free world and the countries of the region, and oppress the Iranian people will be a sure target for elimination. Regardless of his name or where he is hiding,” Katz writes on X.

Reports: Khamenei’s Son Appointed as New Leader

Ayatollah Khamenei’s second-eldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been appointed as the new Supreme Leader of Iran, according to information provided by the London-based opposition Iran International.

He was reportedly appointed by the Iranian Assembly of Experts, whose 88 members are tasked with choosing the next leader from a list of candidates selected by a secret committee.

According to Israeli defense sources, one of the Assembly of Experts buildings in the city of Qom was bombed during the ongoing vote today to prevent the regime from choosing a new leader.

Iranian state media later reported that council members held the vote remotely.