Iran's Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares 5 days mourning

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Published: 5/20/2024 9:48:05 AM

Iran's Supreme Leader 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.

 

 

Five days of national mourning have been declared by Khamenei.

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