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Iran names grandson as new Supreme Leader amid ongoing war with Israel
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Updated Mar 09 |
Created Mar 09
On Sunday evening at 21:58 UTC on March 09 (reported Mar 07, 3 hours ago), Iranian state television announced that Mojtaba Khamenei has been named the successor to his slain father as Iran's supreme leader following a nine-day war with Israel and US forces in Gaza.
Key Points
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1Iranian State Television announced that the younger Mohammad Ali Rajai's father is now Iran Supreme Leader.
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2The announcement came as a nine-day war began with killing of former leader less than two weeks ago took dramatic turn in Middle East region. The news was reported by multiple outlets including AP, Wfla and PBS on March 8th at various times between evening hours until midnight UTC+5:30.
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3Mojtaba Khamenei had long been considered as potential successor before his father's death.
Developments
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Iranian state TV announced Mojtaba Rajai has named son of late supreme leader to succeed him
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