US EditionIran’s foreign minister says a new supreme leader will be chosen in ‘one or two days’
Iran established a three-member interim council to lead until the Assembly of Experts selects a new supreme leader within two days amid ongoing regional conflict.
- Iran's interim governing council assumed control recently to manage state affairs until a new supreme leader is chosen, as the country prepares for leadership transition.
- The U.S. and Israel carried out the attack that removed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after weeks of rising tensions and a recent military build-up in recent weeks.
- Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes against Israel and Gulf states, killing at least seven and injuring more than 120, while interceptions disrupted flights and caused deaths in Abu Dhabi.
- Iran's parliamentary speaker warned `You have crossed our red line and must pay the price,' and Trump stated `THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT,' warning of escalation.
- Public reactions ranged from rooftop rejoicing to formal mourning and a government-declared holiday, with mourners raising a black flag at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad and protests storming the U.S. consulate in Karachi on Sunday.
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How is the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran elected after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? The removal of the Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in the operation of coordinated attacks by the United States and Israel, has launched the country’s succession mechanism. During the transition, an interim council composed of the president, the head of the judiciary and a cleric of the Guardian Council oversees the functions of the…
Until a new head of state is established in Iran, a three-member council is to take over the functions of Ayatollah in a commissary manner. However, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this transitional arrangement will only be of short duration.
How Iran will choose a new supreme leader after Khamenei
The assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli strike has plunged the Islamic Republic into one of the most consequential political transitions since the 1979 revolution, triggering a swift constitutional process to select a new leader while the country grapples with regional escalation and internal uncertainty. Khamenei, who dominated Iran’s political and religious landscape for nearly three decades, was…
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