Iran has confirmed that efforts are underway to quickly select a new supreme leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the ongoing United States–Israeli airstrikes. Speaking on state television on Wednesday, Ahmad Khatami, a senior cleric and member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, said the process of appointing a successor is at an advanced stage, despite the country’s ongoing wartime conditions. “We are all trying. God willing, the new leader will be appointed as soon as possible. We are close, but the country is in a war situation,” Khatami said. His remarks followed a warning earlier in the day by Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, who cautioned that any individual chosen to succeed Khamenei could become a target for assassination. Responding to the threat, Khatami...