Under Iran's constitution, the supreme leader is appointed by the Assembly of Experts, an 88-member clerical body. Candidates for the Assembly must first be vetted by the Guardian Council, ensuring ...

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said the country would appoint a new supreme leader in “a day or two,” he told Al Jazeera in an interview, as Iranian regime leaders regroup around a council ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via AP) The Islamic Republic of Iran has reportedly chosen its new supreme leader. Khamenei’s ...

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the austere cleric who ruled Iran for more than three decades and reshaped the balance of power across the Middle East through confrontation with the West, has ...

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, suffered a fractured foot and other minor injuries on the first day of the US and Israel’s bombardment campaign, a source familiar with the situation told ...

Iran’s leaders are scrambling to replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for 37 years before he was killed in the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment. It’s only the ...

U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have killed the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, state media confirmed on Sunday. Khamenei, who had headed up the regime in Tehran since 1989, was ...

Iran’s clerical regime now faces the prospect of trying to find a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his killing in joint US-Israeli strikes. The veteran leader, who ruled ...

Iran’s next supreme leader could be selected within “one or two days,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday as the country moves to fill the position left vacant after Ayatollah Ali ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo looks at what could happen next after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. For the Iranian regime, ...

The son of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the front-runner to replace him as supreme leader, according to reports. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is favored to take control of Iran by the country’s Assembly ...

President Donald Trump said he authorized the strike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei before Tehran could act on alleged plots against him, telling ABC: "I got him before he ...