Israel and the United States’ targeted assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—and subsequent strikes on a gathering of the Islamic Republic’s Assembly of Experts—turned longstanding ...

Conflict risks strengthening the country's most confrontational actors while narrowing the space for reformists ...

"The strategy in choosing a hardliner as the new leader would be to consolidate the base, but they're ending up with an ...

Iran's next leader faces a massive external assault and internal anger, and it is unclear whether the country would rally behind a hardliner.

Islamic Republic's Survival By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran's next leader faces a massive ...

Iran's new supreme leader faces a massive external assault and growing internal anger at a time when the backing of the diehard ideologues who supported his predecessors is less clear than before.

The next supreme leader may see "authority exercised in a more collective, securitized, and bureaucratic manner," an expert said.

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Without a clear next-in-line in place, Iran has formed a three-man leadership council to assume power until Khamenei’s successor is chosen.

The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader in U.S. and Israeli attacks leaves a power vacuum. Here are some of the potential contenders to fill it.