Iran holds Khamenei’s funeral and names interim leaders during U.S.-Israel conflict

Iran has appointed an interim Leadership Council, including Alireza Arafi, President Masoud Pezeshkian, and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeibe, to fill the void left by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in recent U.S. and Israeli strikes. Pezeshkian vowed to seek revenge against those responsible for Khamenei’s assassination, calling it an act of war. As the country mourns, uncertainty looms over the future leadership amid ongoing conflict in the region.

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