Supreme Leader
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has appointed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader. According to a Tasnim News Agency report, the assembly selected him by an overwhelming majority, marking him as the third leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“The Islamic Republic considers avenging the perpetrators of this historic crime, and those who issued the orders to carry it out, both a duty and a legitimate right, and will pursue this responsibility with full force,” Pezeshkian said, according to Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim.
Protests that began over soaring food prices and high inflation have evolved into open anti-government demonstrations.
