After the death of Ibrahim Raisi, for the first time in the history of Iran, his vice-president, 68-year-old Mohammad Mokhber, writes Al-Arabiya. He will become one of the members of the three-member State Council, which will make decisions together with the head of the Ministry of Justice and the Speaker of the Parliament. However, the last word, as before, remains with the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei.

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed his condolences to the Supreme Religious Leader of this country, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in connection with the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ibrahim Raisi and the persons accompanying him as a result of the tragedy that occurred in the north of Iran.

Seven people were killed in a flood caused by heavy rains in the Iranian city of Mashhad. Mohsen Daveri, head of Mashhad Municipality, said that at least 250 families affected by the flood have been evacuated to safer areas of the city. A total of 150 houses in the city were damaged by the flood. 12 people are missing.

The Iranian government has released seven crew members, including five Indians, from the captured MCS Aries. The MCS Aries container ship was seized by Iranian commandos in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13.

Israel launched an attack on the city of Isfahan, which is home to Iran's nuclear facilities and a military base where F14 aircraft are stored. The attack was repelled by Iran's defense systems. There are no casualties.

Special forces of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps captured a cargo ship belonging to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer in the Strait of Hormuz. This ship was traveling from UAE to India.

Through the Arab countries, Iran has warned the United States that it will attack American military bases in the region if it intervenes in the situation with Israel. And Joe Biden said that Tehran will not succeed.

According to US intelligence, Iran plans to retaliate against Israel using Shahed drones and cruise missiles. It is noted that Iran will attack the embassy of Israel in one of the countries of the region on April 5-10.

After Israel carried out an airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria, killing several of its generals, official Tehran promised to give a suitable and severe response soon. The Israeli press also reported on the possibility of attacks from the territory of Iran within 48 hours. But can Iran start a war against Israel?

Israeli warplanes fired a missile at the Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital. As a result, five people - diplomats and military advisers, including the general of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Mohammad Reza Zahidi, were killed. The building was completely destroyed.