Iran has appointed Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as its interim Supreme Leader, following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death in US-Israeli airstrikes. The 67-year-old, who is a senior cleric and insider in Iran's religious and political hierarchy, studied in Iran's principle seminary city Qom. Arafi chaired Al-Mustafa International University and was appointed to the Guardian Council in 2019.