Two hardline clerics call for quick selection of new Iran leader

Two influential hardline Iranian clerics called on Saturday for the swift selection of a new supreme leader following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli airstrikes, state media reported.

Hossein Nouri Hamedani urged the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible for choosing the new leader, to speed up the process of selecting a successor to Khamenei.

Naser Makarem Shirazi also said a new appointment was needed quickly to “help better organize the country’s affairs.”