Iran's Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares five days mourning

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Monday that First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber is in charge of the executive branch and has a maximum period of 50 days to hold elections following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.

Five days of national mourning have been declared by Khamenei.

Reuters