ISTANBUL

Members of the Assembly of Experts, composed of ayatollahs, will convene in Tehran to select the new supreme leader, also known as the Velayat-e Faqih.

The body may choose Ayatollah Khamenei’s successor in a single session or through multiple meetings, and the selection process could take one day or several.

The Assembly of Experts may have already selected a successor on Saturday, and if a decision has been made, an announcement is likely sometime Sunday.

Until the new Velayat-e Faqih is officially declared, the constitutional powers of the Supreme Leadership will be exercised by a three-member council consisting of the president, the speaker of parliament and the head of the judiciary.

*Writing by Gizem Nisa Demir