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Article: Denies Election of Successor to Supreme Leader

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August 24, 2000
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Tehran on Thursday denied a report that Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi would be elected as successor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

"Such reports carried out by foreign media is a mere lie against the Islamic Republic of Iran," said Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini, vice chairman of the Experts Assembly which is responsible for electing the country's supreme leader.

Amini told the Islamic Republic News Agency that Khamenei's health is in excellent condition, and the ...

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