Tehran/New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) Ayatollah Mojataba Khamenei has been aappointed the Supreme Leader of Iran succeeding Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was killed in Israeli-US airstrike on February 28.
Iran’s Mehr News Agency (MNA) said ‘The Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced Ayatollah Seyyed Mojataba Khamenei as the third Leader of the Islamic Revolution early on Monday.’ In a statement, the Assembly of Experts said that immediately after the ‘martyrdom’ of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and despite wartime conditions, enemy threats, and a bombing of the Assembly’s offices, it did not hesitate in selecting a new leader.
In line with its constitutional and internal duties, the Assembly swiftly took the necessary steps to convene an extraordinary session and appoint the successor, the statement added.
Following Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s ‘assassination,’ a three-member temporary leadership council—including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei—led the country until a new leader was chosen.
Iranian Army, officials and people pledged allegiance to Ayatollah Seyyed Mojataba Khamenei, MNA said.
In statements early Monday, various officials and organizations in Iran declared their loyalty to the newly-selected leader.
General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces in a statement, while pledging allegiance to Mojataba Khamenei, affirmed that it would stand against the enemies conspiracies and spare no effort in defending the country.
