Iran appoints Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to the Interim Leadership Council that assumed authority following the
Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran — Iran appoints Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to the Interim Leadership Council that assumed authority following the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with the body set to gove
Context: Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran.
Iran appoints Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to the Interim Leadership Council that assumed authority following the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with the body set to govern alongside president Masoud Pezeshkian and chief justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i until the Assembly of Experts selects a new supreme leader. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/03/01/iran-names-alireza-arafi-to-leadership-council-after-khamenei-killing (AFP via Al Arabiya)]
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