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Mojtaba Khamenei is to replace his father as Iran’s new supreme leader

Palestinians were killed after armed Israeli settlers attacked the village of Abu Falah in the occupied West Bank.

Mojtaba Khamenei will now be charged with leading Islamic Republic through the biggest crisis in its 47-year history.

Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an unacceptable choice Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as his successor, according to Iranian state media. Members of the clerical body responsible for selecting Iran’s highest authority announced the decision on Sunday. Continue reading...

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Iran names Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media reports Iran's Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, state media reported on Sunday. Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with close ties to the powerful Revolutionary Guards, had long been viewed by elements of Iran's ruling establishment as a potential successor to his father, who was killed after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Although Iran's ruling ideology frowns on the principle of hereditary succession, he has a powerful following within the Guards and his dead father's still-influential office. This handout picture taken in Tehran on 30 October, 2024, and provided by the office of Iran's supreme leader, shows Mojtaba Khamenei (2nd L), one of the children of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran about U.S. military targets  Fortune

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Trump vows control over Iran leaders as US troop death toll rises to seven  Al Jazeera

Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say  Axios

The U.S. reported another soldier death. Saudi Arabia reported its first deaths in the war, saying a military projectile killed two people of Indian and Bangladeshi nationality. Iran’s president is vowing to expand attacks on U.S. targets across the region on the nin  facebook.com

Iran says targeted Tel Aviv, Negev desert in Israel, US bases in region Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said they targeted with missiles the coastal city of Tel Aviv and the Negev desert in Israel, as well as US air bases in the region. "The 29th wave of Operation Honest Promise 4 was launched with new-generation missiles of the aerospace force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps towards Tel Aviv, the Negev desert and terrorist American air bases in the region," they said in a statement carried by Iranian media outlets.

US service member dies from injuries sustained in Iran's attack on Saudi Arabia, death toll rises to 7  Anadolu Ajansı

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Trump Asserts Control Over Iran Leadership Rising US Casualties  Oz Arab Media

The US and Israel continue to strike Iran, hitting oil storage depots and refining facilities in Tehran.

US military announces death of 7th service member in Iran war The US military on Sunday announced that a service member in Saudi Arabia had died after being wounded in an Iranian attack, the seventh American combat death since the war began. US Central Command, which oversees American military forces in the Middle East, said in a statement that the service member died Saturday "from injuries received during the Iranian regime's initial attacks across the Middle East." CENTCOM Update March 8, 2026