Iranian state-aligned sources say Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered the reappointment of Hojjatoleslam Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i as judiciary chief for an additional five-year term, contradicting earlier reports that Khamenei would replace him and break a decades-long tenure precedent. The move signals Khamenei is consolidating internal governance authority, according to the same sources.
Iranian state-aligned Telegram sources report that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has signed a decree reappointing Hojjatoleslam Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i as head of the judiciary for a second five-year term. The announcement reads: "By order of Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei, Hojjatoleslam wal-Moslemin Mohseni-Eje'i has been appointed as head of the judiciary for an additional five-year term." The same sources add that Mojtaba Khamenei is "arranging internal affairs in the country and taking to himself many powers his father refrained from."
The reappointment contradicts earlier reports from Iran International and other outlets, which The Zioneer covered on June 30 and June 28, that Khamenei intended to replace Mohseni-Eje'i with a closer ally, breaking a near-four-decade norm of two consecutive five-year terms. The sources now backing the reappointment are state-aligned and the report has not been independently corroborated by a second outlet in this batch. It remains unclear whether the reappointment reflects a policy reversal or whether earlier reports misread Khamenei's intentions.
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