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Iran building linked to choosing next Supreme Leader hit in US-Israel strikes

News DeskLast Updated: 03 Mar 2026, 08:23 pm ISTShare Iranian media say US and Israeli strikes hit the Assembly of Experts building near Tehran as new explosions echo across the capital. Photo: X/IsraelWarRoomTehran: Strikes carried out by Israel and the United States on Tuesday damaged the Tehran premises of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the influential body responsible for selecting the country’s next supreme leader, according to Iranian news outlets. The Tasnim news agency reported that “the American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom,” describing the strike as targeting the institution located south of Tehran.

Iran building linked to choosing next Supreme Leader hit in US-Israel strikes

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Key Highlights

  • Local media broadcast images showing extensive structural destruction at the site.
  • The Council of Experts is the Iranian regime’s body responsible for selecting a new supreme leader.
  • Clerics on the council will vote on a shortlist of candidates prepared by a smaller, secret committee.
  • The report comes days after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in US–Israeli strikes on Saturday, an event that has intensified regional tensions and placed renewed focus on the succession process overseen by the Assembly of Experts.
  • There was no immediate information on who was inside the building.
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