The president of Iran is elected in a closely vetted election process every four years.
The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has consequences for the future of one of the most powerful positions in the Middle East.
The supreme leader, a position established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, is also head of state and commander-in-chief. In this case, it appears certain that the temporary leader will be Mr Mohammad Mokhber, a former officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and one-time head of endowment that looks after the Islamic Republic’s assets.
Mr Raisi also oversaw a period of warmer ties with Gulf Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and while it is likely that policy will continue, any new leader may have different priorities.In Iran’s complicated and very opaque political structure, there are virtually no official or public spaces where questions about Mr Khamenei’s replacement are openly discussed.
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