Iran’s interim leadership council has appointed Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as the clerical member of the body now exercising the powers of the late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Arafi officially assumed the role on March 1, 2026, in accordance with Article 111 of the Iranian Constitution, which provides for a temporary leadership structure pending the selection of a new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts.
