Summary
Ayatollah Alireza Arafi is part of an interim leadership council in Iran after the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei due to U.S. and Israeli strikes. This council will lead Iran until a new supreme leader is chosen by the Assembly of Experts. President Trump has agreed to talks with Iran's new leadership.
Key Facts
- Ayatollah Alireza Arafi is on the new three-member interim leadership council in Iran.
- This council was formed after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by U.S. and Israeli strikes.
- The interim leadership is supported by Article 111 of Iran’s constitution.
- The Expediency Discernment Council confirmed Arafi’s role in the interim council.
- Arafi is a senior cleric and a member of the Guardian Council since 2019.
- Other key Iranian leaders were also killed in the strikes.
- President Donald Trump has expressed willingness to engage in talks with Iran's new leadership.
- The Assembly of Experts must select a new supreme leader quickly.
