Tehran, March 9 -- Following the appointment of a new Supreme Leader by Iran's Assembly of Experts, preparations are underway in the capital on Monday as thousands of people gather at Tehran's Enqelab Square to pledge allegiance to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who was selected to lead the Islamic Republic, state broadcaster Press TV reported.

According to visuals shared by Press TV, the area was covered with a dense crowd of people holding or waving Iranian national flags. Some participants were also seen carrying posters, portraits, or placards of the newly appointed leader in his support.

Earlier, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, who is said to be more hardline than his father, was announced as the third Supreme Leader of Ir...