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Iran Panel Reaches Consensus On Next Supreme Leader

By BPN News Desk March 8, 2026

International

Title: Iran Panel Reaches Consensus On Next Supreme Leader Iran’s clerical body responsible for choosing the country’s next Supreme Leader has reached a majority consensus on a successor, according to members of the Assembly of Experts, though the name has not yet been made public. The

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India Responds to China over Dalai Lama Succession Controversy

By BPN News Desk July 3, 2025

India has made a firm statement regarding China’s recent comments on the succession of the Dalai Lama, asserting that it is an internal matter and rejecting external interference. India Says Succession Is Internal Matter Union Home Minister Kiren Rijiju emphasised that recognising the Dalai Lama’s successor is a religious and cultural decision for Tibetan Buddhists. […]

International

Khamenei Names Three Clerics as Successors, Excludes Son

By BPN News Desk June 22, 2025

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly selected three senior clerics as potential successors, in a move widely seen as a preparation for a possible leadership transition. The decision, which comes amid intensifying regional conflict and domestic uncertainty, is notable not only for what it includes—but also for what it omits: the name of […]