May 20, 2024 2:42 PM

Iran’s Supreme Leader approves Mohammad Mokhber as interim president

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber is in charge of the executive branch and has a maximum period of 50 days to hold elections following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported. Iran's three branches of government held an extraordinary meeting, with Mokhber representing the executive branch following Raisi’s death, state TV said. "We will follow the path of Preside...