Iran's First Vice President: President and Two Others Will Share the Responsibilities of Khamenei
Sputnik Tehran, March 1st - Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber announced that the president, the head of the judiciary, and a member of the Guardian Council will jointly assume the responsibilities of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a missile attack by the US and Israel.
The Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Mokhber as saying: "The president, the head of the judiciary, and a member of the Guardian Council will perform the duties of the Supreme Leader during the vacancy."
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in his office early Saturday morning in a missile attack by the United States and Israel.
The Islamic Republic News Agency also reported that Iran confirmed the death of the secretary of the National Defense Council and the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
On February 28th local time, the Israeli Defense Minister announced a military operation against Iran named "Roaring Lion." US President Trump stated that US forces had begun military strikes against Iran. Israeli media said this was a joint attack by Israel and the US on Iran. Subsequently, Tehran announced retaliatory actions. According to reports from Iranian and American media, the targets of Iran's retaliatory strike were US bases in the Middle East and Israeli territory.
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