Iran Names New Supreme Leader

Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei is the son of the country's late Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran names Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country’s late Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s next ruler.

President Trump has said that Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment would be “unacceptable.”

The younger Khamenei’s selection shows that Iran’s hardliners have been empowered, and is “a very bad sign for the war.”

The conflict continues Monday across the Middle East, with apparent air strikes in Tehran after Israel said it launched fresh attacks on Iran.

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