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Iran: US and Israel Struck Building Where New Supreme Leader Would Be Elected

Published March 3, 2026, 17:13
Iran: US and Israel Struck Building Where New Supreme Leader Would Be Elected

Iranian media reports that Israeli and American airstrikes targeted the building of the Iranian Council of Experts, which is responsible for electing the new supreme leader after Ali Khamenei. Simultaneously, Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport was also bombed. The Israeli army issued evacuation warnings to residents of areas in Tehran ahead of new strikes. According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, the strikes took place on the fourth day of the war between Israel and the US against Iran. It is not yet clear who was inside the Council of Experts building during the bombing.