politics
What we know on the 10th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
Iranians are being directed to pledge their allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei after he was named Iran’s new supreme leader. Thoughts now turn to how he will steer Iran through one of its biggest crises in its modern history and what his first move will be.
TL;DR
- Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's new supreme leader, with the Revolutionary Guards pledging loyalty.
- The war's economic fallout has sent global oil prices past $100 per barrel.
- Israel's attacks on Iran's energy resources have been described as a "new phase" of the war, threatening retaliatory strikes.
- The US is investigating a strike on an Iranian elementary school and has ordered non-emergency diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia.
- Iran has announced a nationwide gathering for the public to pledge allegiance to the new supreme leader.