politics
AI Images of Iran’s new leader circulate online
After Mojtaba Khamenei was announced as Iran’s supreme leader, hundreds of AI images circulated. CNN’s Leila Gharagozlou reports on what this tells us about the country’s leadership.
TL;DR
- AI images of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's supreme leader have been widely circulated.
- A building collapsed in Tehran, with rescuers attempting to save trapped individuals.
- Rising oil prices are linked to reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating conflict with Iran.
- Hezbollah rockets are being met by Israeli air defenses along the Lebanon border.
- An Israeli shelling incident in southern Lebanon killed a priest.
- A video showed a fighter jet firing at a drone over Dubai, resembling an Iranian Shahed.
- The social media trend 'Chinamaxxing' is discussed in relation to China's growing cultural influence.