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Iran Confirms New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ‘Is Wounded’

Well, that didn’t take long. Mojtaba Khamenei has risen to the appointment of Iran Supreme Leader, as the country’s national television news service confirmed Monday, however it has since emerged the man following his father into the post has been wounded in an unspecified incident at a time and place unknown.

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**Livewire** Operation Epic Fury Day Nine: The Latest News From Iran and the Middle East

The military operation against Iran entered its ninth day on Sunday. Reports have indicated that cracks are emerging in the remnants of the Iranian leadership structure as it scrambles to replace slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid continued waves of strikes from the United States and Israel, some of which left the Iranian capital of Tehran shrouded in thick black smoke.

TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 07: A large plume of smoke rises over Tehran after explosions were re