Israel Threatens to Strike Mojtaba Khamenei

Israel's military publicly warned it would target anyone involved in choosing Iran's next supreme leader.

“- Israel’s military posted a warning in Persian on X on Sunday saying it would target anyone who takes part in Iran’s supreme leader successor-selection meeting”

Al Jazeera

It addressed members of the Assembly of Experts and explicitly threatened those who attend a selection session in Qom.

Al Jazeera

An army message posted in Farsi told Assembly members planning to attend the Qom session, "We will not hesitate to target you as well," and multiple outlets reported the Israel Defense Forces framed participation in the succession process as making people legitimate targets.

Several outlets report that Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader’s son, is the apparent or reported consensus choice to succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Regime-affiliated Iranian media and multiple regional outlets described Mojtaba as the apparent consensus pick.

Al-Jazeera Net

Other reports note that Iranian state media had not officially confirmed a successor and that some official channels denied a decision had been publicly made.

There is disagreement about how the Assembly will formalize a successor.

“I don’t see the article text — only the copyright notice”

Moneycontrol

Some members signalled a majority agreement but cited obstacles to meeting in person.

Others spoke of an imminent session, and reports describe a temporary leadership council or a 'best possible option' being advanced when a formal face-to-face vote is impractical.

Officials quoted in several outlets said an in-person meeting in Qom is currently infeasible, while other assembly figures suggested a vote could occur quickly, producing mixed signals about procedure and timing.

All of these succession reports appear against a backdrop of heavy regional escalation.

Some accounts link the developments to strikes and retaliatory operations.

Oz Arab Media

At least one outlet said Ali Khamenei was killed in the opening strike of an operation named in reporting.

Other outlets described retaliatory strikes by Iran following reported US and Israeli attacks.

Regional and international outlets repeatedly cite that context when covering the succession and associated security threats.

Public confirmation, full texts of some reports, and independent verification remain limited; several outlets in the provided set either could not display full articles or stated they lacked access to source texts, while other outlets explicitly recorded denials or withheld official confirmation.

“- Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reportedly reached a “majority consensus” on a successor to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but the transition is not complete because “some obstacles” remain, according to Tehran’s Mehr News Agency quoting an Assembly member”

Republic World

This pattern—mixed claims in open reporting combined with paywall or access limitations—means details remain unsettled across the available coverage.

Republic World