After the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, who will lead Iran?

HALLIE, ALL OF THIS ILLUSTRATES HOW THIS CAN EASILY SPIRAL. ILLUSTRATES HOW THIS CAN EASILY SPIRAL. HALLIE? EASILY SPIRAL. HALLIE? >> K KEIR SIMMONS IN DUBAI. HALLIE? >> KEIR SIMMONS IN DUBAI. THANK YOU. >> KEIR SIMMONS IN D DUBAI. THANK YOU. LET'S TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. THANANK YOU. LET'S TALK MORE ABOUT THAT LEADERSHIP VOID IN IRAN WITH. LET'S S TALK MORE ABOUT THAT LEADERSHIP VOID IN IRAN WITH THE AYATOLLAH NOW DEAD. THE AYATOLLAH NOW DEAD. RAF SANCHEZ IS TRACKING THAT. WE KNONOW THAT THERE IS A. RAF SANCHEZ IS TRACKING THAT. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A TEMPMPORARY COUNCIL THAT'S IN. WE KNOW THTHAT THERE IS A TEMPORARY COUNCIL THAT'S IN PLACE NOW, RIGHT? S. PLACE NOW, RIGHT? >> Reporter:r: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, HALLIE. >> Reporter: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, HALLIE. IRAN TODAY ANNOUNCING THAT A. RIGHT, HALLIE. IRAN TODAY ANNOUNCING G THAT A THREE-MAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. THREE-MAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IS TAKING CONTROL FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF THE SUPREME. IS TAKING CONTROL FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF THE SUPREME LEADER. THE DEATH OF THE SUPREME LEADER. ON THAT COUNCIL YOU HAVE. LEADER. ON THAT COUNCIL YOU HAVE IRAN'S PRESIDENT WHO IS. ON THAT COUNCIL YOU HAVE IRAN'S PRESIDEDENT WHO IS DEMOCRATIC ELECTED BUT. IRAN'S PRESIDENT WHO IS DEMOCRATIC ELECTED BUTUT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER.

DEMOCRATIC ELECTED BUT DOESN'N'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER. YOU HAVE IRAN'S CHIEF JUSTICE. YOU HAVE IRAN'S CHIEF JUSTICE WHO HAS BEEN SANCTIONED BY THE U.S. FOR HUMAN RIGHTHTS. WHO HAS BEEN SANCTIONED BY THE U.S. FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND FINALLY YOU HAVE A. THE U.S. FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND FINALLY YOU HAVE A SENIOR ISLAMIC CLERIC. ABUSES AND FINALLY YOU HAVE A SENIOR ISLAMIC CLERIC. THEIR JOB IS TO HOLD THE. SENIOR ISLAMIC CLERIC. THEIR JOB IS TO HOLD THE COUNTRY TOGETHER UNTIL A NEW. THEIR JOB IS TO HOLD THE COUNTRY TOGETHER UNTIL A NEW SUPRPREME LEADER CAN BE CHOSEN. COUNTRY TOGETHER UNTIL A N NEW SUPREME LEADER CAN BE CHOSEN. TONIGHT TWO SOURCES TELL NBC. SUPREME LEADER CAN BE CHOSEN.. TONIGHT TWO SOURCES TELL NBC NEWS THAT A CIA ASSESSMENT. TONIGHT TWO SOURCES TELL NBC NEWS THAT A CIA ASSESSMENT MADE BEFORE THE U.S.-ISRAELI. NEWS THAT A CIA ASSESSMENT MADE BEFORE THE U.S.-ISRAELI ATTACKS CONCLUDED THAT IRAN'S. MADE BEFORE THE U.S.-ISRAELI ATTACKS CONCLUDED THAT IRAN'S NEXT LEADER WILL LIKELY BE A. ATTACKS CONCLUDED THAT IRAN'S NEXT LEADER WILL LIKELY BE A HARDLINER AND POTENTIALLY A. NEXT LEADER WILL LIKELY BE A HARDLINER AND POPOTENTIALLY A MEMBER OF THE ELITE. HARDLINER AND POTENTIALLY A MEMBER OF THE ELITE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS. MEMBER OF THE ELITE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.S. >> RAF, THE IRANIAN LAW IS.

REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS. >> RAF, THE IRANIAN LAW IS CLEAR THAT WHOEVEVER THE NEXT. >> RAF, THE IRANIAN LAW IS CLEAR THAT WHOEVERER THE NEXT LEADER IS HE HAS TO BE A MAN. CLEAR THAT WHOEVER THE NEXT T LEADER IS HE HAS TO BE A MAN AND HE HAS TO BE A CLERIC. LEADER IS HE HAS TO BE A MAN AND HE HAS TO BE A CLERIC.C. >> Reporter: YEAH, EXACTLY. >> Reporter: YEAH, EXACTLY AND HE ALSO HAS TO BE ELECTED BY A BODY CALLED T THE ASSEMBLY. AND HE ALSO HAS TO BE ELECTED BY A BODY CALLED THE ASSSSEMBLY OF EXPERTS. BY A BODY CALLED THE ASSEMBLY OF EXPERTS. THIS HAS 88 MEMBERS, ALL OF. OF EXPERTS. THIS HAS 88 MEMEMBERS, ALL OF THEM ARE RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS. THIS HAS 88 MEMBERS, ALL OF THTHEM ARE RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS. YOU COULD KIND OF COMPARE IT, THEM ARE RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS. YOU COULD KINDND OF COMPARE IT, HALLIE, TO THE CONCLAVE AT. YOU COULD KIND OF COMPARE IT, HALLIE, , TO THE CONCLAVE AT THE VATICAN WHICH ELECTS A. THE VATICAN WHICH ELECTS A NEW POPE. WE HEARD EARARLIER TODAY FROM. NEW POPE. WE HEARD EARLIER TODAY FROM THE IRANANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER. WE HEARD EARLIER TODAY FROM THE IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WHO SAID THAT COULD. THE IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WHO SAID THAT COULD POTENTIALLY COME TOGETHER. WHO SAID THAT COULD POTENTIALLY COMEME TOGETHER QUICKLY TO ELECT A NEW. POTENTIALLY Y COME TOGETHER QUICKLY TO ELECT A NEW LEADER, BUT GIVEN THE WARTIME.