The recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran has raised questions about who — or what — could replace Iran's 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei when he dies.

After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran's longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ...

News about Ali Khamenei, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

After attacks on Iran, new questions about its leader – and a successor Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is in a tenuous position, with detractors faulting him for setbacks and even supporters ...

DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) - The clock’s ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by ...

DUBAI — The clock's ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei himself ...

The clock is ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei himself two years ...

Iran's Successor Race: The Clock is Ticking As tensions rise between Iran, Israel, and the US, discussions to identify Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's successor accelerate. Two ...

Dubai: The clock’s ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei himself two ...

DUBAI (Reuters): The clock's ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.