Arafi will be part of the temporary Leadership Council alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, as per Al Jazeera.
Posting on X, Pahlavi wrote, "Today I am speaking to Ali Khamenei, the leader of the regime occupying Iran. You are an anti-Iranian criminal. You have neither honor nor humanity."
Iran is bracing for a pivotal moment in its political landscape as the country's snap presidential election heads into a second round on Friday, following an initial vote that failed to produce a decisive winner amidst unprecedented voter apathy, CNN reported.
Many reformist politicians in Iran are pondering whether to submit their candidacy in next February's elections since it is almost certain that the Guardian Council will disqualify their candidacies.
Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Iran's Guardian Council, a 12-member constitutional vetting body overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has announced seven candidates to run for the country's upcoming presidential elections on June 18.
Tehran[Iran], August 9 (ANI): A bill aimed at confronting "the U.S. support for terrorism and adventurism in the Middle East" has been discussed in Iran's Parliament (Majlis) committee on Tuesday and now it will be referred to the Guardian Council, for final ratification, like