TEHRAN, March 1 (KUNA) -- Alireza Arafi was appointed on Sunday as to Iran's Leadership Council, a body tasked with fulfilling the supreme leader's role until the Assembly of Experts elects a new leader, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.
This comes after Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes conducted by forces of the US and Israeli occupation on Saturday.
A cleric member of the Guardian Council, Arafi will be part of the temporary Leadership Council alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei. (end) aai