Iran confirmed this Sunday the death of the head of the Guardians of the Revolution, Mohamad Pakpour, and of Ali Shamkhania close advisor to the supreme leader and who headed the National Defense Council.
Pakpour, who had assumed command of the Iranian ideological army in June during the 12-day war, and Shamkhani, one of the top security officials in the Islamic republic, They died as “martyrs” on Saturday during the Israeli and American attacks on Tehran, said the judiciary’s press organ, Mizan.
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Three senior Iranian officials will be in charge of the transition
Three senior Iranian officials, including the president Masud Pezeshkianwill be in charge of the transition in Iran after the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli attacks, state television announced, citing an advisor to the Ayatollah.
The triumvirate will be composed of Pezeshkian, the head of the judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeïand a jurist of the Council of Guardians of the Constitution, according to advisor Mohamad Mokhber.
Thousands pay tribute to Ayatollah in Iran
Thousands of people gathered in the emblematic Enghelab Square in Tehran after the announcement of the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in attacks by the United States and Israel, journalists from the international agency AFP confirmed.
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Dressed mostly in black, some crying and holding up portraits of the ayatollah, in power since 1989, protesters chanted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” amidst flags of the Islamic Republic.
He death of Khamenei, 86 years old, during the attacks on his residence in the Iranian capital, was confirmed on Sunday by state television.
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