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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