Contenders for Iran's Supreme Leader After Khamenei's Death

Contenders for Iran's Supreme Leader After Khamenei's Death

A look at some of the contenders to be Iran’s supreme leader after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The country is scrambling to replace its long-serving Supreme Leader, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Iran’s leaders are in a hurry to find a new Supreme Leader following the tragic death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose reign lasted 37 years before he was assassinated in the U.S. and Israeli bombardment.

A Shiite Muslim woman in Karachi, Pakistan, mourns the death of the late Supreme Leader, showing deep sorrow over the loss of a respected religious leader.