Who is running Iran? Top leadership decimated by US-Israeli strikes

Iran's intelligence minister was killed Wednesday in what appears to be an Israeli airstrike, marking the latest decapitation of the country's senior security leadership. The killing comes as Iran's newly installed supreme leader, who has not appeared publicly since assuming office following his predecessor's death, has pledged retaliation for the death of the country's security chief. Israel has conducted a sustained campaign of targeted strikes against Iran's top military and intelligence officials, signaling an effort to destabilize or overthrow the Islamic Republic's government. The deaths represent a dramatic escalation in the Israeli-Iranian conflict and leave Iran's leadership structure in disarray, with the new supreme leader facing immediate pressure to respond. The extent of Iran's capability to retaliate remains unclear given the rapid elimination of key commanders in its security establishment.