Khamenei killed – what happens next for Iran?

The Assembly of Experts is responsible for selecting the next leader. The constitution allows for either a single supreme leader or a leadership council. . . . Analysts say the process is likely to be shaped heavily by elite political and security institutions, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC “could try to supplant the entire process given the emergency situation in the country,” Jason Brodsky, policy director at the Washington-based United Against Nuclear Iran, told Al Arabiya English.