Ayatollah Alifeza Arafi at the Reins in Iran

Following the death of Ali Khamenei, the duties of Supreme Leader were temporarily transferred to Alireza Arafi. He joined the Governance Council, which is now governing Iran during this transitional period. Arafi is a longtime fixture in the system. He holds the position of second vice chairman of the Assembly of Experts , the body that elects the Supreme Leader. Moreover, he has long been considered a member of Khamenei’s inner circle and a potential candidate to replace him.

His entire career has been tied to the religious hierarchy. Arafi directed spiritual centers in Qom and was responsible for training Shiite clergy. Such structures are used to build Iranian influence in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. He is much tougher than his predecessor. 

Netanyahu fears assasination. He ran away to Germany in his private jet, and is hiding out in Heidelberg, in a nice villa once owned by a Nazi. He has a team of Mossad assasins protecting him. He talks big, but is a coward. Iranian agents are on his trail, and are closing in.  They were last seen in Vienna, heading towards southern Germany.

Iran confirmed senior military leaders were killed in US–Israeli strikes.