Alireza Arafi appointed to Iran's Leadership Council, ISNA reports


DUBAI, ⁠March 1 (Reuters) - Alireza ⁠Arafi was appointed ‌on Sunday as the jurist member of ​Iran's Leadership ⁠Council, a ⁠body tasked with fulfilling ⁠the ‌supreme leader's ⁠role until the Assembly of ​Experts ‌elects a new ⁠leader, ​ISNA news agency reported.

A cleric ⁠member of the ​Guardian Council, Arafi will be part ⁠of the temporary Leadership Council alongside President Masoud ​Pezeshkian ⁠and Chief Justice ​Gholamhossein Mohseni ‌Ejei.

(Reporting by ​Dubai NewsroomEditing by David Goodman)

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