Interim Leadership Council
| Interim Leadership Council | |
|---|---|
| شورای موقت رهبری (Persian) | |
| Status | Head of state (de jure) during vacancy of the Supreme Leader Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces (5 – 8 March 2026) Supervisor of the three branches of the state (the Judiciary, the Legislature, and the Executive) |
| Seat | Tehran |
| Appointer | Expediency Discernment Council |
| Term length | Until a new Supreme Leader should be elected and appointed |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran per Chapter VIII Article 111 |
| Precursor | Ali Khamenei (as Supreme Leader) |
| Formation | 1 March 2026 |
| Abolished | 8 March 2026 |
| Superseded by | Mojtaba Khamenei (as Supreme Leader) |
| Succession | Supreme Leader after they get elected and appointed |
The Interim Leadership Council is a body which temporarily handles the duties of the supreme leader of Iran and their functions as Iran's de jure head of state when the office is vacant. The council consists of the president of Iran, the chief justice of Iran and a member of the Guardian Council selected by the Expediency Discernment Council.
Its first and most recent composition was formed on 1 March 2026 after the assassination of Ali Khamenei, consisting of President Masoud Pezeshkian, Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i and Ayatollah Alireza Arafi. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and Ali Larijani were initially listed as members of the council but was not listed by later sources.
The three Interim Leadership Council members are referred to as acting or interim supreme leaders.