New supreme leader to be chosen within ‘one or two days’: Iran FM Araghchi
The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after nearly 37 years in power, raises critical questions about Iran’s future.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, 17 February, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi today (1 March) said a new supreme leader will be chosen within "one or two days."
Meanwhile, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said the new Leadership Council "has begun its work" following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after nearly 37 years in power, raises critical questions about Iran's future.
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The contours of a complex succession process began to take shape the morning after Khamenei was killed in an airstrike campaign carried out by the United States and Israel.
