Iran grants interim leadership council expanded powers after Khamenei killing

Iran grants interim leadership council expanded powers after Khamenei killing Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council has approved transferring key leadership powers to the country’s interim three-member leadership council, including authority over senior military and security appointments and decisions on war or peace, spokesperson Mohsen Dehnavi said on X. The temporary leadership council was formed after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed on 28 February. It currently includes President Masoud Pezeshkian, judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, and a cleric representing the Guardian Council, until a permanent leader is chosen by the Assembly of Experts.