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Iran Names Khamenei’s Son to Succeed Him, Signaling No Letup in War as Oil Prices Surge
Mojtaba Khamenei's rise signals stronger military influence amid ongoing regional conflict with over 1,200 Iranian deaths and global oil market disruptions, analysts say.
- In Tehran, state media announced Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader about 10 days after the late supreme leader, coinciding with oil markets briefly spiking near $120 per barrel.
- Power shifted after the senior leader's death, prompting a military-aligned choice, with Mojtaba Khamenei's IRGC ties seen as instrumental in his selection.
- State media and crowds in Tehran cheered the new leader amid bombardment, U.S. and Israeli strikes set an Iranian vessel ablaze off Bandar Abbas and hit oil depots in Tehran.
- As supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei now controls nuclear policy, and Iranian advisers signaled readiness for prolonged conflict, with Israel describing him as a potential target.
- The U.S. State Department warned Americans in Saudi Arabia to consider departing after Iranian drone strikes and the killing of a service member last week, amid ongoing conflict and casualties totaling at least 397 in Lebanon and 11 in Israel.
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Iran Elevates Khamenei’s Son Mojtaba as New Supreme Leader, Defying Trump’s Warning
Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed as Iran’s new supreme leader, elevating the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the country’s highest authority during a period of escalating conflict involving the United States and Israel across the Middle East. Iran’s Assembly of Experts selected the 56-year-old cleric to replace his father following the elder Khamenei’s death.
Khamenei’s son named supreme leader in Iran
The U.S.-Israeli war in Iran is now in its 10th day with no signs of letting up. But President Trump insisted the war is “very complete,” adding the U.S. is far ahead of his four to five week estimated time frame for the conflict. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports.
As Iran war deepens, Khamenei’s son named new supreme leader
The U.S.-Israeli war in Iran is now in its 10th day with no signs of letting up. But President Trump insisted the war is “very complete,” adding the U.S. is far ahead of his four to five week estimated time frame for the conflict. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports.
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