Ayatollah Ali Jameneí He has appointed three possible successors from the bunker in which he is a refugee. According to the American newspaper The New York TimesIran’s supreme leader puts three names on the table for fear of losing his life in the last attacks of Iran to Israel.
The newspaper, which cites three Iranian officials familiar with the situation, affirms that Jameneí, 86, would have instructed the assembly of experts in his country, the clerical body responsible for appointing the supreme leader, to quickly choose his successor among the three high -ranking clergymen he has proposed.
The succession within the Islamic Republic is a delicate and thorny process, but Ayatolá wants to ensure A rapid and orderly transition To preserve his legacy in the middle of the war with Israel, adds the newspaper.
The supreme leader is the chief commander of the Armed Forces, and leads the executive, legislative and judicial powers, in addition to being the highest religious authority of Chiismo, the branch of the majority Islam in Iran.
The direct conflict between Israel and Iran – the most serious between them to date – began last week, after the Israeli bombing of nuclear and military facilities in Iranian territory. Since then, both countries have exchanged a series of air attacks.
For its part, the president of the United States, Donald Trumphe has declared that in the next two weeks he will decide if his country joins Israeli attacks, with the aim of preventing the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuhe has affirmed that Killer Jameneí “would end the conflict”While Trump said he knew the whereabouts of the supreme leader, although he ruled out to kill him “for now.”
