From AFP via Al Jazeera, March 1:
Security chief Ali Larijani pledges swift establishment of a provisional council as Iran navigates its leadership transition.
Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani says the leadership transition after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin on Sunday.
“An interim leadership council will soon be formed. The president, the head of the judiciary and a jurist from the Guardian Council will assume responsibility until the election of the next leader,” said Larijani, the head of Iran’s top security body, the Supreme National Security Council. He was also an adviser to Khamenei, 86, who was killed in a joint attack on Iran by the United States and Israel on Saturday.
“This council will be established as soon as possible. We are working to form it as early as today,” he said in an interview broadcast by state TV.
Larijani accused the US and Israel of trying to plunder and break apart Iran and warned “secessionist groups” within Iran of a harsh response if they attempt action, state media said....
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And at the Times of Israel, March 1:
Massive explosions rattle Tehran as Israel, Iran trade blows after supreme leader killed