Iran in Turmoil: Supreme Leader Khamenei Dead, Interim Leadership Takes Power in a Nation on Edge

DefenseNews : Iran has been thrust into chaos overnight as the sudden death of Supreme Leader Khamenei leaves a volatile power vacuum at the heart of the Islamic Republic. In a moment that has rattled the geopolitical landscape and sent shockwaves across capitals from Tehran to Washington, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the unchallenged architect of the Islamic Republic for nearly four decades has been killed in a bold wartime strike.   The announcement of his death has unleashed a fierce churn in Tehran’s power corridors, plung…