Iran forms interim council to govern after leader's death

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died. In response, the country has formed an interim council to temporarily govern and oversee a transition of power.

State television reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian and two other officials will lead this transitional period. The reports indicate there is no clear, automatic successor to Khamenei, leaving the country at a significant political juncture.