RT by @Malbrunot: Hossein Shariatmadari, the editor-in-chief of Kayhan, in a recent article advanced a striking argument about the leadership question. - According to him, ayatolla

Hossein Shariatmadari, the editor-in-chief of Kayhan, in a recent article advanced a striking argument about the leadership question. According to him, ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei was not truly “chosen” by the Assembly of Experts. Rather, the Assembly merely recognized the person already chosen by the Hidden Imam, Sahib al-Zaman.