Iran’s president says new leadership council ‘has begun its work’ after killing of supreme leader

FILE - In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a rally commemorating anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and brought Islamic clerics to power, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, file)

By The Associated Press

Posted March 1, 2026 8:37 am.

Last Updated March 1, 2026 8:52 am.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president says new leadership council ‘has begun its work’ after killing of supreme leader.

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