Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran has formed a temporary leadership council including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei. The 88-member Assembly of Experts must now elect a successor. This transition occurs amid regional conflict and debate over whether Khamenei's son, Mojtaba (Mujtaba) Khamenei, will take power.