Iran has named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as its interim Supreme Leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Khamenei was killed in Tehran during a joint attack by Israel and the United States on Saturday.
The U.S. President, Donald Trump, had earlier announced that Khamenei had been killed in a joint US-Israeli air strike that hit his compound on Saturday.
The Iranian state media confirmed the tragic incident, saying the 86-year-old leader had attained martyrdom alongside his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson.
“The Supreme Leader of Iran Has Reached Martyrdom,” state broadcaster IRIB reported Sunday morning.
In honour of the passing of the Supreme Leader, the country announced a 40-day period of national mourning.
The country also announced the formation of an interim leadership council to steer the country through the crisis.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it launched four ballistic missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln in retaliation.
Strikes linked to Iran were also reported in parts of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Doha in Qatar, as well as Bahrain and Kuwait.
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