Iran's new leader has been chosen, member of Assembly of Experts says

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has elected a new leader with an overwhelming majority of votes, a member of the body said.

“With the majority of ‌votes, ​the person who will ​continue the path of ⁠Imam Khomeini and ‌the path of ​the martyr Imam Khamenei has ‌been chosen. The name ​of Khamenei will continue. The vote has ​been cast and will be announced soon,” Hosseinali Eshkevari, a representative of Gilan province in the Assembly of Experts, said.

The announcement comes days after Iran International reported that the Assembly of Experts had chosen Mojtaba Khamenei as the next supreme leader under pressure from the Revolutionary Guards.