New Delhi, March 1 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the US-Israel joint strikes on Saturday. Many fear that his death would create a leadership vacuum in the Islamic State, given that he doesn't have a known successor. However, authorities in the country have already sprung into action. Here's what we could expect in Iran now:

A. Ali Khamenei would have provided four names before his death

B. During an interim time, there will be a council of four people who will run the country until the new leader is elected, Al Jazeera reported.

C. In addition to clerical contenders, recent assessments by US intelligence reportedly highlighted another scenario: Leadership could pass to hardline figures within Iran's Isla...