Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani announced that a provisional leadership council would be formed on Sunday in accordance with the Iranian Constitution following the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli aggression.
Speaking to the state TV on Sunday, Larijani emphasized that the Iranian nation, through its presence, has thwarted the plans of the United States and the Zionist regime.
He stated that the Iranian nation, by preserving its unity and maturity, has neutralized the US and Israeli plots and broken the spell that the enemies had designed for the disintegration and dissolution of Iran.
He added that the Iranian Constitution includes provisions for Iran’s future in conditions of the absence of leadership. He said that a provisional leadership council would soon be formed.
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Referring to Article 110 of the Iranian Constitution, Larijani explained that if the country were without a Leader, the President, the Head of the Judiciary, and one of the jurist members of the Constitutional Council—selected by the Expediency Discernment Council—would temporarily assume the duties of the Leader until the next Leader is elected.
He stated that this action would be carried out as soon as possible and that the process of forming the provisional leadership council in accordance with the Constitution is being pursued on Sunday.
In separate remarks, Larijani vowed to break the hearts of the enemies as they broke the hearts of the Iranian nation by assassinating Imam Khamenei.
آمریکا و رژیم صهیونیستی، قلب ملت ایران را سوزاندند.
— Ali Larijani | علی لاریجانی (@alilarijani_ir) March 1, 2026
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“US and the Zionist regime broke the hearts of the Iranian nation, we’ll break their hearts,” Larijani posted on his X account.
Imam Khamenei was martyred in a Saturday attack by the US and the Zionist entity.
The Iranian Armed Forces have responded to the US-Israeli aggression by launching massive missile and drone strikes on Israeli-occupied territories and US bases in the region.
Source: Iranian media (translated and edited by Al-Manar)