Ali Aghamohammadi, head of the economic group at Iran’s Supreme Leader’s office and a member of Iran’s Expediency Council, stated in a video circulated over the past hour ending at 2:46 PM UTC on December 21, 2025, that officials are leaving due to age and responsibilities must be handed over to successors, according to a post by Iran International English on X. Aghamohammadi remarked, “whether we like it or not, some people are leaving because of age,” and added, “It’s good for a person to keep working to the end, but it’s also good to see one’s successor, to take pleasure in that successor and feel that what one cares about is being placed in capable hands.” The comments did not reference specific individuals or timelines. Iranian media and commentators interpreted the remarks as an unusually frank acknowledgment by a senior insider of the need for leadership renewal within Iran’s ruling establishment, as reported in the social media post shared during the one-hour reporting window from 1:46 PM to 2:46 PM UTC.
