Who is Ayatollah Alireza Arafi? Iran’s interim Supreme Leader after Khamenei’s death
Iran has appointed Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as its interim Supreme Leader, a pivotal step in the country’s leadership transition following the death of longtime leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US–Israeli airstrikes on Tehran early Saturday.Arafi, a senior cleric and a long-time insider in Iran’s religious and political hierarchy, now faces the challenge of steering…