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This development has come at a time when the country is involved in an increasing conflict with Israel.

New Delhi: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reported to have fallen into a coma and remains “seriously ill”, according to speculative reports coming out of Tehran.

Reports say a gathering of senior government officials had chosen a successor to the 85-year-old supreme leader in September.

This development has come at a time when the country is involved in an increasing conflict with Israel.

According to reports, Tehran secretly chose its successor in late September – with the ailing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei possibly abdicating before his death. A report by Iran International suggests that his son Mojtaba Khamenei will assume the top role while his father is alive.