JAKARTA - Senior Iranian official Ali Larijani vowed to avenge the attack that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ensuring the transition process for his successor's election began today.
"America has stabbed the Iranian people in the heart and we will stab them in their hearts," said Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, launching CNN (1/3).
He promised further retaliation against the US and Israel, saying "the reaction of our armed forces will be much stronger."
"They have to know that they can't just attack and run away," he said.
Larijani said Iran had assured leaders in the region that it did not want war with them, but would continue to target US bases in Middle Eastern countries.
"It must be emphasized once and for all that America cannot oppress the Iranian nation," he said.
Larijani is a key decision-maker in Iran and a key adviser to Khamenei.
He said a provisional leadership structure consisting of the president and the head of the judiciary would be formed soon and the transition process would begin on Sunday.
Referring to Article 110 of the Iranian Constitution, Larijani explained that if the country does not have a Leader, the President, the Chief Justice (MA) and one of the legal experts of the Constitutional Council - who are elected by the Policy Determination Council - will temporarily carry out the duties of the Leader until the next Leader is elected, quoted from Tasnim.
He stated that this action would be carried out as soon as possible and the process of forming a provisional leadership council in accordance with the Constitution is currently being pursued.
As previously reported, Israel and the United States launched an attack on the capital Tehran and a number of cities in Iran on Saturday.
Quoted from ABC, the United States dubbed the operation "Operation Epic Fury" while Israel called it "Operation Roaring Lion."
Iran has confirmed Khamenei's death and declared a 40-day mourning period, vowing to retaliate for the attack.
Ayatollah Khamenei has led Iran for 37 years since the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ruhollah Khomeini, in 1989.
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