Iran: Vice President Mohammad Mukhbar in interim charge

Tehran: Following the dying of Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi, Vice President Mohammad Mukhbar has been appointed because the nation's interim chief.

In response to Article 131 of Iran's structure, within the occasion of the president's dying, the vice-president should take over the interim function with the approval of Iran's Supreme Leader. Articles 130 and 131 of the Structure specify what to do if the President dies.

Elections for the President shall be held within the subsequent 50 days. The election shall be organized by a council together with the Vice President and the Parliament Speaker. The Vice President will lead the nation till a brand new President takes workplace. The present vice chairman, Mohammad Mukhbar, is carefully associated to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini.