Key Highlights
- Arafi is a member of the Guardian Council and has been appointed to the interim leadership council.
- The council will oversee state affairs until a new Supreme Leader is elected.
- Arafi was a close associate of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
- He is 66 years old and also serves as deputy chairman of the Assembly of Experts.
- The appointment follows reported US strikes that led to Khamenei's death.
