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Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s next supreme leader: Iranian state media
Mojtaba Khamenei, the second-oldest son of assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as the next supreme leader of Iran, according to Iranian state media.
He has become the third leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran by the vote of the Assembly of Experts, state media reported Sunday.
Mojtaba, son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, attends the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, May 31, 2019.
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Mojtaba, 56, has long been viewed by analysts as a possible successor to Khamenei, who was killed lastSaturday by a series of airstrikes in Tehran in the opening salvos of the U.S.-Israeli campaign.
Analysts have broadly characterized Mojtaba as a powerful figure with limited public and international profiles, operating somewhat behind the scenes but enjoying major influence.
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US service member dies from injuries suffered in Iranian attack
A U.S. service member has died from injuries received during the initial attacks by the Iranian regime across the Middle East, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday.
The service member, whose name was not immediately released, was seriously wounded on March 1 in an Iranian attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, according to CENTCOM.
Seven service members have now been killed in action during Operation Epic Fury, which was launched on Feb. 28, according to CENTCOM.
An Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case with the remains of U.S. Army Reserve soldier Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor past President Donald Trump during a casualty return, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.
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Six service members died Feb. 28 in the same attack at Shuaiba port in Kuwait, a commercial harbor that doubles as a logistics hub for the U.S. military.
In addition to the dead, aU.S. official told ABC News that nine U.S. service membershave been seriously wounded from attacks across the region.
-ABC News’ Anne Flaherty
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Iran’s Air Force headquarters targeted, says IDF
Iran’s Air Force headquarters were targeted during wide-scale Israeli military strikes on dozens of Iranian regime facilities, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
The headquarters, according to the IDF, was the main command-and-control center used to direct the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ air force activity, including the regime’s ballistic missile command, its unmanned aerial vehicle fleet and other air force units.
«The Air Force Headquarters was also responsible for producing a situational picture and for planning missile attacks on the State of Israel and the countries in the region,» the IDF said.
-ABC News’ William Gretsky
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IDF says 5 senior Iranian commanders killed in Beirut hotel strike
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that it killed five Iranian senior commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a strike on a hotel in Beirut, Lebanon.
The commanders were targeted by the Israeli Navy, according to the IDF. The commanders were part of the IRGC’s Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps, which serves as a central liaison between the Hezbollah terrorist organization and the Iranian regime, the IDF said.
Israeli tanks on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 8, 2026.
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«Its senior officials synchronize activities across the various terrorist organizations operating in Lebanon. The commanders eliminated in the strike were advancing terrorist activity across Lebanon while hiding in a civilian hotel,» the IDF said.
The commanders were targeted following the elimination of the commander of the Lebanon Corps, Daoud Ali Zadea, last week, the IDF said.
-ABC News’ Dorit Long
