Odaily Planet Daily reports that, under pressure from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iran’s Expert Assembly has elected Mahmoud Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, as the next Supreme Leader. The Expert Assembly is a special authority in Iran, established on November 12, 1983, responsible for electing and supervising the Supreme Leader. After the report was released, the prediction website Kalshi showed the probability of Mojtaba becoming Iran’s Supreme Leader soaring to 77%.
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