Iran's Leadership Crisis: No New Supreme Leader Announced After Ayatollah Khamenei's Death

Israel Iran War Updates: Five days after the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Tehran is still unable to decide on a new Supreme Leader. Today (March 4), some media reports claimed that Khamenei's son Mojtaba Khamenei has been elected as the country's next Supreme Leader, but later in the afternoon, the Assembly of Experts denied the reports. The body said that the process is underway and a new leader will be elected soon. After the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, it was believed that his son will take over the throne. However, no clear information has been revealed on this issue yet. Experts believe that Khamenei's son Mojtaba Khamenei is set to be the new Supreme Leader of Iran, but Tehran is hesitant to make an official announcement. Iran's new Supreme Leader is being delayed and a lack of leadership could be the reason why some of Hezbollah's commanders have been killed in Israel in the past.