Hardline cleric eyes top post in Iran’s Assembly of Experts

Senior hardline cleric Ahmad Alamolhoda is reportedly seeking votes to become president (chair) of Iran’s 88-member Assembly of Experts, the body that selects and oversees the supreme leader. His rivals include Alireza Arafi and Mahmoud Rajabi, and the push comes as leadership questions and health concerns about the current president loom, intensifying factional maneuvering within the body.