After the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei senior clerics and government officials have stressed that selecting his successor is expected to happen very quickly with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi telling regional media that the constitutional body tasked with choosing a new supreme leader could decide within one to two days underlining Tehran’s intent to project continuity and stability amid intense domestic and international pressures. Authorities have formed an interim leadership council including the president judiciary chief and a clerical representative from the Guardian Council to oversee state functions while the Assembly of Experts an 88‑member panel of senior clerics begins the formal selection process required by Iran’s constitution. Although no official successor has yet been named and several figures including clerics close to the late leader and potential political heavyweights are discussed as possible contenders the rapid timeline reflects Tehran’s desire to avoid a prolonged power vacuum during a period of regional conflict and internal uncertainty.
