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IRAN GETS ACTING SUPREME LEADER

March 1, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

This is coming after Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council elected Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as the jurist member of the Guardian Council in the Leadership Council.

The Leadership Council is responsible for carrying out the duties of the Supreme Leader until the Assembly of Experts selects a successor.

The 67-year-old cleric, who serves on the powerful Guardian Council, was confirmed as part of the three-member body by the Expediency Council.

Arafi will serve alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei on the Interim Council, which is mandated by law to oversee leadership responsibilities during the transition period.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.