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Published On 9 Mar 20269 Mar 2026

  • Iran’s military and political leaders have pledged allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been named to ‌replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s ⁠new supreme ⁠leader.
  • The US and Israel continue to bombard Iran, with explosions reported in Qom and Tehran, hours after Israeli attacks on oil facilities caused toxic smoke across the Iranian capital.