Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, declared in a video message that the killing of Ali Khamenei by U.S. and Israeli attacks was a "great tragedy" and announced the formation of an Interim Leadership Council comprising himself, Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje'i, and Alireza Arafi. The attacks, which began on Saturday, have resulted in the deaths of several senior Iranian military commanders, including Ali Khamenei.
