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        "id": 1591042,
        "msgid": "iran-forms-an-interim-government-1772726842",
        "date": "2026-03-05 21:57:03",
        "title": "Iran Forms an Interim Government",
        "author": "Muhammad Hafil",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister says a three-member interim government has been formed to lead the country following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with preparations under way for selecting a new leader. The Assembly of Experts notes the selection process is ongoing, with final results to be announced by its secretariat. Separately, Politico reports that the United States is weighing a military operation against Iran, with CENTCOM seeking additional intelligence personnel.",
        "content": "<p>Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, on Thursday, 5\nMarch 2026, said that a three-member interim government body had been\nformed to lead the country. The move follows the death of Supreme Leader\nAyatollah Ali Khamenei, with a new leader yet to be chosen. \u2018A new body\nhas been formed consisting of three people. They will be responsible\nuntil a new leader is elected. They are working to prepare the\ngroundwork for the selection of a new leader,\u2019 Takht-Ravanchi told\nreporters. Earlier in the week, Mohsen Qomi, a member of Iran\u2019s Assembly\nof Experts tasked with choosing the nation\u2019s leader, said that the\nprocess of selecting a new Supreme Leader was under way. Mahmoud Rajabi,\na member of the body\u2019s presidium, said on 4 March that the final\ninformation regarding the outcome of the selection would be announced by\nthe Assembly of Experts\u2019 secretariat. Meanwhile, the United States is\nweighing a military operation against Iran that could last at least 100\ndays or until September, the newspaper Politico reported. On Wednesday 4\nMarch 2026, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth again revised the\ntimetable for a military operation against Iran to eight weeks from the\nprevious four to five weeks. Former US President Donald Trump had\npreviously set a deadline of four to five weeks to complete an attack on\nIran, if necessary. Central Command (CENTCOM) has requested additional\nmilitary intelligence officers at its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, to\nsupport operations related to Iran, the newspaper said, citing internal\nPentagon documents.<\/p>",
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