Iran to form interim leadership council until next leader’s selection

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reported dead following strikes by the United States and Israel. In response, Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said an interim leadership council will be created under Article 111 of the Iranian constitution, comprising the president, the chief of the judiciary and a jurist from the Constitutional Council. The council is intended to assume the leader’s responsibilities until a new supreme leader is selected. Larijani also warned of further retaliation against the United States and Israel. The development has no direct impact on Nigeria’s 2027 elections.

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