The health condition of Ayatollah Shahroudi has turned worse since Sunday, and he is currently in the intensive care unit of Khatamolanbia Hospital for a digestive system problem, head of Khatamolanbia Hospital told reporters on Monday morning, calling on the “pious and God-loving people to pray for him."
Ayatollah Sharoudi has not attended Expediency Council's sessions since mid-summer and EDC Secretary, as recommended by doctors.
The senior cleric was appointed by Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei as chairman of Expediency Council in 2017.
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