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IDF warns it will target successors and selectors of Iran's next supreme leader

Mar 8th 2026

Reuters reports the IDF warned on March 8, 2026 that it may target anyone who seeks to become or help appoint Iran's next supreme leader, while Iranian media say the Assembly of Experts has mostly agreed on a successor but is split over procedural details.

  • The IDF posted in Farsi on X that it will pursue any successor to Iran's next supreme leader.

Sources

jpost.com