Iran is reportedly expected to meet and possibly choose its next supreme leader in the next 24 hours.
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Ayatollah Mozaffari, a member of Iran’s 88-member Assembly of Experts, expressed hope that a session could take place over the next day, though no official meeting has been scheduled, according to Iranian International.
Sources told the outlet Mojtaba Khamenei was expected to be announced as the new leader on Saturday, but 14 members of the Assembly of Experts boycotted the session.
Khamenei, the second son of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is favored by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but some Assembly members have reportedly raised issues over passing the torch to the longtime ayatollah’s son.
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