Overview
- Iranian state-linked outlets reported Ahmad Vahidi was tapped to replace Mohammad Pakpour following joint U.S.–Israeli strikes, with several casualty claims still not independently verified.
- Iranian authorities said a three-member interim council is temporarily performing the Supreme Leader’s duties under constitutional provisions.
- The IRGC announced preparations for what it called the “most massive and powerful offensive operation” in the Islamic Republic’s history against Israeli and U.S. regional targets.
- Vahidi is a founding IRGC figure who previously led the Quds Force and later served as Iran’s defense and interior minister.
- He has been subject to an Interpol red notice since 2007 over alleged involvement in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, a case that defines his international profile.