President Raisi’s sudden death to test Iran with West Asia already in turmoil

Mohammed Mokhber, Raisi’s deputy, was expeditiously appointed as the interim President, with the next president being elected within the next 50 days. Until the presidential transition, the country’s multilayered polity would remain preoccupied. For many years, the hardliners have had a firm grip on all three political pillars of the state, viz. presidency, legislative and theocracy.