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Process for Iran to appoint new supreme leader

Name: Process for Iran to appoint new supreme leader
Uploaded: 2026-03-02T18:34:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 3 s
Description: Iran's government confirmed it's starting the process of picking a new supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died during Saturday's attack. The process, established in 1979 when Iran's new theocratic government took power, has been used only once. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser explains.

Iran's government confirmed it's starting the process of picking a new supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died during Saturday's attack. The process, established in 1979 when Iran's new theocratic government took power, has been used only once. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser explains.