US EditionIran Launches Missiles as Khamenei's Son Takes Charge
Iran launched missile attacks on Israel and Gulf states in response to the new supreme leader's appointment, with six wounded in Israel, officials said.
- On Monday, Iran fired missiles at Israel invoking Mojtaba Khamenei, with blasts heard over Tel Aviv and six people wounded, while explosions were reported in Qatar.
- The Assembly of Experts convened nine days after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as the third supreme leader, reading the decision on state television despite what it called "the brutal aggression of the criminal America and the evil Zionist regime."
- Israel's strikes on Tehran hit five oil facilities early Sunday, killing at least four and darkening the capital's air for 10 million, while benchmark crude price soared beyond $100 and markets in Japan and South Korea opened sharply lower on Monday.
- Iran's health ministry reported at least 1,200 civilians killed and 10,000 wounded, while Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia suffered infrastructure damage and casualties in Al Kharj.
- The Revolutionary Guards signalled capacity for a sustained campaign lasting up to six months and pledged obedience to Mojtaba, while Israel warned any successor would be targeted.
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Iran fired missiles at Israel early Monday in the name of the Islamic Republic's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was selected to succeed his slain father despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Shia clerics convened to choose the country's third supreme leader since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. JUST IN 🇮🇷🇺🇸: Ir…
Iran fires missiles at Israel as Khamenei's son takes charge
TEHERAN: Iran fired missiles at Israel early Monday in the name of the Islamic republic’s new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was selected to succeed his slain father despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next.
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