Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei wields ultimate decision-making authority in Iran, but Raisi still holds significant power within the regime. Raisi is the deputy chairman of the Assembly of Experts, a regime entity constitutionally responsible for monitoring the supreme leader and selecting his successor.[8] Iranians re-elected Raisi to serve as a representative of South Khorasan Province in the Assembly of Experts during the recent March 2024 Assembly of Experts elections.[9] Raisi also holds numerous ex officio positions. He is a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the chairman of the Supreme National Security Council, Supreme Cultural Revolution Council, and Supreme Cyber Space Council.<\/p>\n
Raisi\u2019s death would have serious implications for supreme leader succession. Raisi is considered one of the top contenders\u2014along with Khamenei\u2019s son, Mojtaba Khamenei\u2014to succeed Khamenei as supreme leader. Khamenei appointed Raisi to the position of judiciary chief in 2019 and endorsed Raisi during the August 2021 presidential elections.[10] The next several days have the potential to reshape the immediate and long-term dynamics of the regime, including supreme leader succession. Raisi\u2019s death would ultimately not change the regime\u2019s current trajectory toward more hardline and conservative domestic policies and more aggressive regional policies, however.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n With the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran\u2019s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, becomes acting president.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what to know about him. https:\/\/t.co\/mlW89Mh2JD<\/a><\/p>\n — The New York Times (@nytimes) May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n