The elections happened on the same day as the election for the Assembly of Experts.

Then I asked him if he saw big differences among the candidates for Assembly of Experts.

He was a candidate for the 4th Assembly of Experts.

He was a member of the 3rd Assembly of Experts.

Elections for the Assembly of Experts are held every six years.

He identified the traditionalists as those who considered the Assembly of Experts a higher authority than the supreme leader.

Many of his followers are believed to be running for the Assembly of Experts.

He simultaneously holds a seat in the Assembly of Experts.

He was a member of the Assembly of Experts until his resignation in 2011.

Currently, the former Senate building is used by the Assembly of Experts.