In an unusual move the supreme leader of his IranAyatollah Aliaccording to the “New York Times” on Saturday (21.06.2025). The 86 -year -old Hameni has set three possible successors as he believes he is the target of murder plans by Israel or the US.
The supreme leader of Iran, Alinot only has he chosen – they write ”New York Timesยป – Replacement of who will take over the military administration of the theocratic regimein case some of them are killed in Israeli raids, but He has also set three superior clergy to replace him in case he is killed!
With Israel having set a military target of his attacks on Iran the extermination of the Supreme Iranian leader, and the US president, Donald Trump‘weighing’ the possibility of being involved in conflict between Iran and Israelto have stated that “We know where Hameni is, but we will not kill him at the moment”the possibility of the murder of the country’s top leader does not seem to be a product of excessive concern.
That’s why Hameni, who is in shelterhe has limited his contacts and now talks to his commanders mainly through a trusted assistant, avoiding electronic communications In order to find it difficult to locate, Iranian officials tell the NYT.
The 86 -year -old Hameni knows that either Israel or the US could attempt to kill him. Thus, for all the possibility made the unusual decision to order the assembly of his nation expertsthe clerical body responsible for the appointment of the Supreme Leader, to quickly choose his successor from the three names he has proposed.
Normally, the process of appointing a new top leader may take monthswith clergymen choosing from name lists. But with the country in war, Ayatollah wants to secure a quick, smooth transition and maintain his legacy, the NYT sources said.
“The top priority is to maintain the state,” he said Governor NasrIranian expert and professor of international affairs at University Johns Hopkins. “Everything is realistic and with calculations.”
Succession is an extremely slim and thorny issue, which is rarely discussed publicly. The supreme leader has enormous powers: He is the leader of the Iranian Armed Forces, as well as the head of judicial, legislative and executive. Are also Vali Faqihwhich means the senior guardian of Shiite faith.
Out of candidate successors his son
The son of Ayatollah Khamenei, Mogaalso a clergyman and close associate of the Guards of the Islamic Revolution, for which there was rumor that he was predominant for his father’s succession, is not included among the candidatesalways according to the sources of “NYT”.
The former conservative president of Iran, Ibrahim RaisIt was considered the prevailing, however, he lost his life in a helicopter crash in 2024.