The ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held at a site considered sacred by many Shiites, was the latest step in a weeklong funeral organized by Iran’s government.
The Israeli Air Force on Tuesday struck the building housing Iran's Council of Experts in the holy city of Qom in an attempt to disrupt the process of appointing a new supreme leader , an Israeli defense official said. Why it matters: The Council of Experts is the body within the Iranian regime with the authority to appoint a new supreme leader. The clerics on the council vote on a shortlist of candidates being drafted by a smaller secret committee. - Former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was assassinated Saturday in the first wave of Israeli strikes, along with dozens of senior Iranian leaders. Driving the news: The Israeli defense official said the strike took place while votes were being counted. It isn't clear how many of the council's…