The US and Israel attacked the Office of the Expert Council in Iran, where a new Supreme Leader of the country was scheduled to be elected in the coming days.

The organization is responsible for the continuous governance of the country and the succession of power — it is there that the head of state is elected, who remains in office for life. The headquarters is now completely destroyed — Iranians have already hoisted the national flag on the ruins.

The council consists of prominent religious and political figures of Iran. Among them is Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, who is considered the leading candidate for the position of Supreme Leader after the death of Ali Khamenei, who was eliminated by the IDF on February 28.

Qom is the religious heart of Iran and one of the most conservative cities in the country. Most Russians who come to study in the Middle East enroll at the Al-Mustafa International University.