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Assembly of Experts offices bombed in Qom and Tehran — body responsible for choosing next Supreme Leader

·Qom / Tehran, Iran

Israeli-US strikes targeted the offices of the Assembly of Experts — the clerical body responsible for appointing Iran's next Supreme Leader — in both Qom and Tehran. The Qom strike was reported by Tasnim on March 3: "The American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom." A separate strike hit the Assembly's Tehran compound on March 2. With Khamenei dead and the Assembly's physical infrastructure under attack, Iran's constitutional succession mechanism is now under direct military pressure. This is a deliberate strategy to prevent Iran from reconstituting its supreme leadership.

NYT (March 3, 9:25 AM ET): "An office of the Assembly of Experts, a clerical body that is supposed to appoint Iran's next supreme leader, was bombed in the city of Qom." Tasnim news agency (semi-official Iranian): "The American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom." Times of Israel: Confirmed Israeli and US strikes hit the Tehran building of the body "tasked with electing Iran's new supreme leader." The Hindu: Israeli and US strikes hit the building in Qom, with evacuation warnings issued. Context: • The Assembly of Experts is an 88-member body of senior clerics elected by the public. • Its primary constitutional role: appoint, supervise, and if necessary dismiss the Supreme Leader. • With Khamenei dead since Feb 28, the Assembly is the ONLY body that can constitutionally appoint a successor. • Striking both the Tehran and Qom offices — the two main locations — puts direct military pressure on the succession process. • Iran formed an interim leadership council (Pezeshkian, Mohseni-Ejei, Arafi) but a permanent Supreme Leader requires Assembly action. • This represents a deliberate "decapitation plus succession denial" strategy.
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Actor responses

IsraelSUPPORTINGmilitary_action

IDF: Struck the Assembly of Experts offices in Qom and Tehran to prevent the constitutional appointment of a new Supreme Leader who would continue Iran's nuclear and proxy warfare program.

IranOPPOSINGofficial_statement

Iran condemns targeting of the Assembly of Experts as an illegal attack on Iran's constitutional institutions. The Islamic Republic's governance structures will not be destroyed.

Sources

T1NYT97% reliability
T2Tasnim (semi-official)70% reliability
T2Times of Israel88% reliability
T2The Hindu85% reliability

Related signals (2)

Nabor Karim | OSINT@@naborkarimHIGH

🚨 JUST IN: Assembly of Experts office BOMBED in Qom. Tasnim: "The American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom." This is the body responsible for appointing Iran's next Supreme Leader. With Khamenei dead and now their offices in both Tehran AND Qom hit — Iran's constitutional succession mechanism is under direct military attack. Decapitation + succession denial. Textbook.

2026-03-03 14:30 UTC
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PHAROS NOTE✅ NYT confirmed at 9:25 AM ET Mar 3. Times of Israel and The Hindu corroborate. Striking the Assembly of Experts is strategically devastating — this is the ONLY body that can constitutionally appoint a new Supreme Leader. With both Tehran and Qom offices hit, the succession process is physically disrupted.
Nabih Bulos (LA Times Beirut)@@naborkarimBREAKING

BREAKING: IDF has struck the offices of Iran's Assembly of Experts in Qom and Tehran. This is the 86-member body responsible for selecting a new Supreme Leader following Khamenei's death. Iran's constitutional succession mechanism has now been targeted. No casualties reported — buildings not in use at time of strikes.

2026-03-03 13:00 UTC
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PHAROS NOTEAssembly of Experts targeting — direct strike at Iran's constitutional succession process. Prevents legal selection of new Supreme Leader. Unprecedented.