Iran has officially chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ali Khamenei, as its new supreme leader. This comes during a heated conflict with Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n
The appointment comes after the death of Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a strike earlier this month. Iran\u2019s top military units, including the Revolutionary Guards, have pledged loyalty to Mojtaba, signaling that the country is united despite the conflict.<\/p>\n
The missile attacks and leadership change have raised international concerns. Israel says it will continue to respond to threats, while experts warn the conflict could continue for some time.<\/p>\n
Iran is likely to keep a hard-line stance, and the situation in the Middle East may remain tense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Missiles fired at Israel as Mojtaba Khamenei becomes Iran\u2019s supreme leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[504,391,392,503,451],"class_list":["post-800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-alikhamenei","tag-iran","tag-middleeast","tag-newleader","tag-war","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\n