Global & US Headlines
Assembly Installs Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s Supreme Leader, Trump Floats Assassination Option
On 8–9 Mar 2026 Iran’s 88-member Assembly of Experts elevated 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei—son of the slain Ayatollah—to supreme leader, after which U.S. President Donald Trump publicly condemned the choice and, per a 9 Mar Wall Street Journal leak, told aides he would back killing Mojtaba if Tehran ignores U.S. demands.