The Take Brief: Day 2 of US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Supporters mourn Khamenei
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Mar 1, 2026 
Nida Ibrahim, Al Jazeera correspondent in the Occupied West Bank reporting on the human cost of interceptions and movement limits. Manuel Rapalo, Washington correspondent covering the U.S. framing of strikes on Iran. Victoria Gattenby, producer who filed the obituary tracing Khamenei’s rise. Tohid Asadi, Tehran correspondent on succession and interim control. Multiple short reports on strikes across Iran, succession process, regional diplomacy, and hazards from interceptions.
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Strikes on Iran Spark Leadership Crisis
- The U.S. and Israel launched multiple waves of strikes across Iran, radically escalating regional conflict within days.
- Early reports suggested hundreds killed including children at schools, and Iran confirmed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei among the dead, signaling major political shock.
Interim Council To Run Iran After Khamenei
- Iran will be temporarily governed by a council of the president, judiciary head, and a Guardian Council member while the Assembly of Experts selects a new supreme leader.
- Tohid Asadi described this as a short, tightly controlled transition designed to move quickly to appoint a successor.
Khamenei Defined Iran's Regional Course
- Khamenei's tenure shaped Iran's regional posture from the 1990s through the 2015 nuclear deal and subsequent deterioration after the U.S. withdrawal in 2018.
- Victoria Gattenby traces key moments: nuclear deal authorization, Soleimani's 2020 killing, and mass protests that further strained relations.