Iran's Assembly of Experts Nears Consensus on Next Supreme Leader Amid Process Deliberations

According to Mehr news agency, a majority consensus has been reached by Iran's Assembly of Experts on a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Assembly member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri noted some obstacles remain in finalizing the process, including whether the decision requires an in-person meeting or can be announced without it. Reports of Khamenei's death in a US-Israel strike remain unconfirmed by official Iranian sources.