Iran foreign minister suggests new supreme leader may be chosen within days
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Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli strikes, Iran has begun the constitutional process to select a new supreme leader. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera that a transition council, comprised of the president, head of the judiciary, and a Guardian Council jurist, has been established. Araghchi anticipates a new leader could be chosen within one or two days. President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed the council's work and declared a period of mourning. Khamenei's assassination occurred during ongoing exchanges of fire between Iran, the US, and Israel, with the strikes resulting in over 200 deaths, including senior security figures and members of Khamenei's family. The selection of a new leader will be determined by a clerical assembly of 88 members.
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