Who is Ayatollah Alireza Arafi? Meet the cleric helping steer Iran through war after Khamenei’s death

sho · 2026-03-06T05:31:38.720Z

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has become a central figure in Iran’s leadership after the reported killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It frames Arafi as someone who was previously known more as a religious scholar and administrator, but who is now part of a temporary three-member leadersh...

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