BREAKING: Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei has been elected Iran's new Supreme Leader.

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is a powerful behind-the-scenes figure in Iran closely tied to the IRGC and security apparatus.

Long seen as his father’s political gatekeeper, he has been linked to hardline factions and was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2019.

BREAKING: The U.S. State Department has ordered American diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia after drone attacks near the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh.

Source: NYT

WATCH: Moment when Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei was announced as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic in Vanak Square, Tehran.

📸 Iran's new Supreme Leader Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei.

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani:

Iran made a mistake by attacking Gulf states, but the solution lies in resuming negotiations.

Iranian attacks on Qatar have left us feeling deeply betrayed.

A mayor and his deputy were shot by a gunman inside a restaurant in northern Israel.

Police have launched an investigation, and the motive and suspects remain unclear.

Iran's Larijani on Iran's new Supreme Leader Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei:

The new Supreme Leader is capable of leading the country during these sensitive circumstances.

We call for standing united behind the new Supreme Leader.

The Assembly of Experts chose a new leader despite threats to bomb the council.

Leadership of Iran’s Armed Forces pledge allegiance to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

BREAKING: CENTCOM says a U.S. National Guard soldier died during a "medical emergency" in Kuwait on March 6.

The exact cause of death is under review.

BREAKING: Oil rises above $100 per barrel for the first time since July 2022.

The BAPCO refinery, the largest oil refinery in Bahrain, was hit by Iranian strikes earlier this morning.

🛢️📈 Oil prices spiked ~26–30% overnight, one of the biggest single-day moves in decades.

WTI ~$118, Brent ~$116, with extreme volatility (3–5% swings).

— Some analysts warn of $150+ oil if conflict continues.

— Trigger: Iran–US–Israel conflict disrupting the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump after seeing oil prices:

Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World.

ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!

Senator Graham to Israel after Israeli strikes hit oil depots in Iran:

Please be cautious about what targets you select.

The U.S. military destroyed a boat in the eastern Pacific on Sunday, killing six people suspected of drug smuggling.

Trump told The Times of Israel that the decision on when to end the war with Iran will be made together with Netanyahu, though he said he will ultimately decide “at the right time.”

“I think it’s mutual… We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time.”

Trump on Iran:

Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it.

Source: The Times of Israel