{"id":42895,"date":"2026-03-07T18:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42895"},"modified":"2026-03-07T18:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:04:26","slug":"iranian-clerics-seek-swift-naming-of-new-supreme-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42895","title":{"rendered":"Iranian clerics seek swift naming of new supreme leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Two influential and strict\u00a0Iranian clerics have called for the swift selection of a new supreme leader to help guide \u200bthe nation amid a new wave of United States\u00a0and Israeli \u200cstrikes, Iranian media reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The calls by the clerics suggest that at least some in the clerical establishment are uncomfortable with leaving a three-man council in \u200bcharge, even temporarily under constitutional rules, after the killing of \u200bSupreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has said \u2060the US should have a role in choosing the new leader, \u200ba demand Iran has rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Naser Makarem Shirazi, a grand ayatollah, which means \u200bhe commands a broad following for his religious rulings, said an appointment was needed swiftly to &#8220;help better organise the country\u2019s affairs&#8221;, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: Iran war threatens a prolonged hit to global energy markets<\/p>\n<p>Last week, two senior \u200breligious authorities also issued fatwas, or religious decrees, calling on Muslims \u200baround the world to avenge the killing of Khamenei. Makarem Shirazi said it was \u200ca \u2060religious duty for Muslims &#8220;until the evil of these criminals is eradicated from the world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani also urged members of the Assembly of Experts, a clerical body charged with choosing the new leader, \u200bto accelerate the \u200bprocess of picking \u2060Khamenei&#8217;s successor, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>Following rules laid out in Iran&#8217;s constitution, a three-man council comprising the president, a \u200bsenior cleric and the head of the judiciary, \u200bhas taken \u2060on the supreme leader&#8217;s role until the Assembly of Experts decides.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: US attacks water desalination plant on Qeshm island, claims Iranian FM<\/p>\n<p>The constitution states a supreme leader should be chosen within three months, although with \u2060war raging, \u200bit is not immediately clear how quickly \u200bthe 88-member Assembly of Experts can convene. Sources have said some clerics have held some \u200bconsultations online.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two influential and strict\u00a0Iranian clerics have called for the swift selection of a new supreme leader to help guide \u200bthe nation amid a new wave of United States\u00a0and Israeli \u200cstrikes, Iranian media reported on Saturday. The calls by the clerics suggest that at least some in the clerical establishment are uncomfortable with leaving a three-man [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}