Overview
- Ayatollah Alireza Arafi was named the jurist member of the provisional leadership council alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, according to state-linked outlets.
- Iran’s state media confirmed additional leadership losses in the strikes, including Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, army chief Abdolrahim Mousavi, senior adviser Ali Shamkhani and IRGC commander Mohammad Pakpour.
- The IRGC said it launched attacks on facilities hosting U.S. forces and on Israeli sites, with explosions reported in Qatar and the UAE, though independent verification remains limited.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a new supreme leader would be chosen early this week, while the 88-member Assembly of Experts holds the constitutional authority to make the appointment.
- Iranian authorities vowed retribution and regional tensions remain high as U.S.–Israeli operations and Iranian retaliatory actions continue, creating uncertainty over the succession’s timing and direction.