March 8 (UPI) -- Members of the Iranian body charged with selecting the country's new supreme leader said a candidate has been chosen, but no name has been revealed.
Mohsen Heydari, a member of the selection body, told Iran's state-run ISNA news agency that a decision has been made on the successor to supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint U.S.-Israeli air strikes Feb. 28.
"The most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been determined," Heydari said.
Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, another member of the assembly, confirmed Heydari's statement to the state-run Fars news agency.
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