Anonymous24 days ago
Following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28, 2026, President Trump insisted he must personally approve Iran's next leader — only for Iran's Assembly of Experts to defy him by naming Mojtaba Khamenei, the slain leader's son and a hardline regime insider, as the country's new supreme leader on March 8. The appointment has deepened the crisis between Washington and Tehran as the broader U.S.-Israeli war on Iran escalates, oil prices soar past $100 a barrel, and experts warn that Trump's shifting goals — from nuclear disarmament to regime change — lack a coherent exit strategy.