Iran’s president says new leadership council ‘has begun its work’ after killing of supreme leader

Iran’s President Pezeshkian makes the comment in a prerecorded message aired on Iranian state television

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Dubai, Updated At : 07:40 PM Mar 01, 2026 IST

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Image credit/Reuters File

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says a new leadership council “has begun its work” after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes.

Pezeshkian made the comment in a prerecorded message aired on Iranian state television on Sunday.

Pezeshkian is one of three officials on the council. The other two are Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehei, head of the judiciary, and Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi.

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Iran’s president says new leadership council ‘has begun its work’ after killing of supreme leader

Iran’s President Pezeshkian makes the comment in a prerecorded message aired on Iranian state television

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