Iran appoints Mojtaba Khamenei as next supreme leader amid widening Middle East conflict
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Iran's Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader Ali Khamenei's son, as the next supreme leader, placing him in charge of Iran’s armed forces and nuclear policy as Tehran intensifies its war with the U.S. and Israel. The move comes as regional fighting drives oil above $100 a barrel, prompts Saudi warnings, and triggers mass displacement across Lebanon and other fronts.
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