Iran's Assembly of Experts has appointed Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Press TV reports.

Mojtaba Khamenei the son of Iran’s assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei.

Earlier, Pars Today reported that the majority of the Assembly of Experts was inclined to the candidacy of Mojtaba Khamenei. According to the Iranian constitution, it is the 88-member Assembly of Experts that is authorized to elect the country's Supreme Leader.

Ali Khamenei, who led Iran for 37 years, was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Tehran on February 28. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have also addressed this process, stating that they will pursue any successor to Iran's slain Supreme Leader.

US President Donald Trump, in turn, has stated that Iran's new Supreme Leader will not last long without US approval.