Today Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani was selected as the new chairman of #Iran's Assembly of Experts. He is a spry 93 yo compared with his predecessor Ahmad Jannati who was 97. He has served as a member of the Expediency Council (including as its temporary head), a member of parliament (including as a deputy speaker), interim Friday Prayer Imam of Tehran, and was deputy chairman of the Assembly of Experts.
Notably the first and second deputy chairman are Hashem Hosseini Bushehri and Alireza Arafi. That's another promotion for Arafi through the ranks—Guardian Council membership, leadership role in Assembly of Experts, and head of Iran's Seminaries. He is a candidate to watch as succession nears.
Lastly Abbas Kaabi and Mohsen Araki were named as secretaries of the board of directors. Araki is another candidate to watch as succession nears.
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Lucky for them, Raisi could not be elected.
Next is the appointment of the speaker of the Majlis 27MAY and the presidential election 28JUN.
The usual suspects are making moves; will Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf continue as speaker, can Ghalibaf and the Larijani brothers kick out Saeed Jalili as presidential candidate, and what about Mojtaba Khamenei son of the Ayatollah?
Were any of them involved in the helicopter crash or its handling in any way? The rumors are buzzing.