Iran sets up interim leadership council to run the country after Khamenei's death
Iran has announced that a three-member interim Leadership Council has been established to run the country following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Source: Reuters; Al Jazeera
Details: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian made the announcement in an address broadcast on state television, Reuters reported.
Quote from Pezeshkian: "Today the interim Leadership Council has started its work."
More details: Pezeshkian was referring to a three-person council tasked with carrying out the supreme leader's role until the Assembly of Experts elects a new leader.
Al Jazeera reported that Ayatollah Alireza Arafi was appointed to the interim council on Sunday 1 March. The other members are President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme Court Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei.
Background:
- Khamenei and Mohammad Pakpour, Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were killed in morning strikes on Iran on 28 February.
- US President Donald Trump confirmed that Khamenei was killed in a joint operation by US and Israeli forces.
- The CIA determined Khamenei's location shortly before the United States and Israel were ready to launch their attack on Iran.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasised following the killing of Khamenei that revenge is a "legitimate right and duty".
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