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Early on 9 March, the Assembly of Experts officially announced that it had chosen Mojtaba Khamenei to be the new supreme leader in a unanimous vote.[{{#invoke:Cite|web |date=9 March 2026 |title=Iranian Council of Experts Elects Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader|url=https://easternherald.com/2026/03/09/mojtaba-khamenei-elected-iran-supreme-leader/|access-date=9 March 2026 |website=The Eastern Herald}}][{{Cite web |work=The Associated Press |date=2026-03-08 |title=Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader, named his successor |url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/tehran-khameneis-son-supreme-leader/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |via=NewsNation |language=en-US}}] NYT said Khamenei received 59 out of 88 votes, above the two-thirds majority required, while Iran International suggested Khamenei received "roughly 50 or more" votes.[{{Cite web |date=2026-03-13 |title=Clerics question Khamenei Jr’s leadership role |url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603132154 |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=[[Iran International]] |language=en}}] |
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Early on 9 March, the Assembly of Experts officially announced that it had chosen Mojtaba Khamenei to be the new supreme leader in a unanimous vote.[{{#invoke:Cite|web |date=9 March 2026 |title=Iranian Council of Experts Elects Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader|url=https://easternherald.com/2026/03/09/mojtaba-khamenei-elected-iran-supreme-leader/|access-date=9 March 2026 |website=The Eastern Herald}}][{{Cite web |work=The Associated Press |date=2026-03-08 |title=Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader, named his successor |url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/tehran-khameneis-son-supreme-leader/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |via=NewsNation |language=en-US}}] NYT said Khamenei received 59 out of 88 votes, above the two-thirds majority required, while Iran International suggested Khamenei received "roughly 50 or more" votes.[{{Cite web |date=2026-03-13 |title=Clerics question Khamenei Jr’s leadership role |url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603132154 |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=[[Iran International]] |language=en}}] |
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{{Election results|cand1=[[Mojtaba Khamenei]]|cand2=[[Hassan Rouhani]] ''or'' [[Hassan Khomeini]] ''(likely)''|votes2=|votes1_2=|votes1_3=|row2=|votes1=59|party1=[[Iranian Principalists|Principalists]]|party2=[[Iranian Reformists|Reformists]]|row3=''Unclear''|votes3=29|caption=Results according to the New York Times[{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/world/middleeast/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-election-supreme-leader.html|title=Intrigue, Power Plays and Rivalries: Inside the Rise of Mojtaba Khamenei|work=New York Times|date=16 March 2026|access-date=16 March 2026}}]}} |
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{{Election results|cand1=[[Mojtaba Khamenei]]|cand2=[[Hassan Rouhani]] ''or'' [[Hassan Khomeini]] ''(likely)''|votes2=|votes1_2=|votes1_3=|row2=|votes1=59|party1=[[Iranian Principalists|Principalists]]|party2=[[Iranian Reformists|Reformists]]|row3=''Unclear''|votes3=29|caption=Results according to the New York Times[{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/world/middleeast/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-election-supreme-leader.html|title=Intrigue, Power Plays and Rivalries: Inside the Rise of Mojtaba Khamenei|work=New York Times|date=16 March 2026|access-date=16 March 2026}}]}} |
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