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Israeli military says it will pursue every successor of Iran's Khamenei

AL-MONITOR
Mar 8, 2026
Iranian newspapers with cover photos of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are displayed, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iranian newspapers with cover photos of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are displayed, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS — Majid Asgaripour

March 8 (Reuters) - The Israeli military warned it would continue pursuing every successor of Iran's next supreme leader.

In a post on X in Farsi, the Israeli military also warned it would pursue every person who seeks to appoint a successor for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, referring to the clerical body charged with choosing the Islamic Republic's supreme leader.

(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al GebalyEditing by Bernadette Baum)

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