BlockBeats News, March 8th, according to Xinhua News Agency citing a message released by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran on the 7th, a member of an Iranian experts’ assembly stated that a conference to elect Iran’s Supreme Leader will be held within the next 24 hours. Ayatollah Muzafer, a member of the Iranian experts’ assembly, said that the current members of the experts’ assembly are waiting for the conditions to mature to carefully elect the new Supreme Leader. Muzafer said that so far, there has been no public announcement about the conference and the election, and he called on the public not to trust rumors.
In response, Trump expressed his hope to participate in the selection of Iran’s next leader, stating that he does not want the U.S. to “face the same issue every five or ten years.” Trump had previously stated on the 5th that he “must personally participate” in choosing Iran’s next leader. On that day, Trump said that he would not accept the son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Khamenei as the new leader of Iran. He said, “I must personally be involved in the appointment.” (Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News)
