- Massoud Pezeshkiyan will temporarily co-lead Iran after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- The Transitional Government Council consists of the President of Iran, the Chief Justice and a member of the Guardian Council.
- The Council of Experts must elect a new leader as soon as possible after Khamenei’s death.
- American-Israeli attacks killed Khamenei and several members of his immediate family.
- Iran has declared forty days of mourning and seven days of peace.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkiyan, together with two other representatives, will temporarily lead the country after the death of the supreme spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian state television reported on Sunday. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency. Among the officials mentioned is the head of Iran’s judiciary, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ezei, state television reported, citing Mohammad Mochber, one of Khamenei’s advisers.
The formation of such a transitional council is enshrined in law in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Times of Israel (TOI) portal specifies. It consists of the acting president of Iran, the head of the country’s judiciary and a member of the Guardian Council. This is chosen by Iran’s Expediency Council, which advises the supreme leader and resolves any disputes with the parliament.
Under Iranian law, the influential Council of Experts must elect a new supreme leader “as soon as possible.” At the same time, the Iranian judiciary confirmed on Sunday that during the American-Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), General Mohammad Pakpur, and the adviser of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Shamkhani, were killed.
Members of Khamenei’s family were supposed to have perished in the attacks
At least three family members of Iran’s supreme spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have lost their lives in US-Israeli military strikes on Iran. This was reported by Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, according to which Khamenei’s daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter were killed. writes TASR.
“After contacting informed sources in the Supreme Leader’s household, the news of the martyrdom of the revolutionary leader’s daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter was unfortunately confirmed,” Fars and other Iranian media reported. The Times of Israel (TOI) reported that the wife of one of his sons was also killed, along with four members of his immediate family.
The Revolutionary Guards promise to punish the Ayatollah’s killers
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday vowed to punish the “murderers” of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his death in US-Israeli strikes was confirmed by Iranian state television. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
Iranian state media reported that the 86-year-old Khamenei was killed during an attack on his residence in the center of the capital Tehran. Satellite images showed that the site had been heavily bombed. Israeli TV station Channel 12 reported on Saturday that during of the American-Israeli operation against Iran, 30 bombs were dropped on the compound where Khamenei’s residence is located.
His death while in office “showed that he consistently stood by the people” in the face of “global arrogance”, Iranian state television said. Reacting to his death, the government in Tehran warned that this “great crime will never go unanswered”.
Iran has declared 40 days of mourning in connection with the death of the country’s supreme spiritual leader and seven days off. CBS News reported that approximately 40 senior Iranian officials were killed in the US-Israeli strikes.
