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  "path": "/2026/03/01/iran-supreme-leader-succession-khamenei/",
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    "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei",
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    "Mojtaba Khamenei",
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    "After Khamenei: How Iran selects new supreme leader, and who could fill the role?",
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  "textContent": "The assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after nearly 37 years in power has triggered Iran's second-ever supreme leader succession, The Washington Post reported. Iran's constitution immediately activated a three-member leadership council – including reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian – to govern in the interim, while the 88-member Assembly of Experts is required to select a permanent successor as soon as possible. Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader's 56-year-old son, has emerged as a potential candidate – though a dynastic handover risks backlash even within the clerical establishment.\n\nThe post After Khamenei: How Iran selects new supreme leader, and who could fill the role? appeared first on www.israelhayom.com.",
  "title": "After Khamenei: How Iran selects new supreme leader, and who could fill the role?"
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