Iran has activated a constitutionally mandated interim leadership council that temporarily assumes the duties of the Supreme Leader until a new one is chosen. This council includes the president, the head of the judiciary, and a cleric from the Guardian Council — a stop-gap measure to maintain the functioning of state institutions.

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