​The clerical body that will choose Iran’s ‌next Supreme Leader, succeeding Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ⁠more or less reached a majority consensus, Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri said ‌on Sunday (March 8, 2026). The Mehr news agency quoted him as saying “some ‌obstacles” still needed to be resolved ‌regarding ⁠the process. Israel-Iran war updates on March 8, 2026On Saturday (March 7, 2026), a ⁠senior cleric in the Assembly of Experts said its members would meet “within one day” to ​choose the ‌leader. Iranian media said the group had a minor disagreement over whether their final decision must follow an in-person ‌meeting or instead be issued without ​adhering to this formality. He said a candidate had been picked, based on the ‌late Supreme Leader’s advice that Iran’s top leader ​should “be hated by the enemy” instead of praised by it.

Source: The Hindu March 08, 2026 11:51 UTC