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Sandor Zsiros

Ayatollah Khamenei's son Mojtaba elected as the supreme leader of Iran

Iran's Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the Islamic Republic's third supreme leader, as fighting continued across the region.

Key developments from Sunday:

Iran's Assembly of Experts elected Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader, making him the third person to hold the position in the Islamic Republic's history.

US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran's new supreme leader "is not going to last long" unless Tehran first secured his approval.

The US military confirmed that an American service member had died of injuries sustained in an Iranian attack on troops stationed in Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number of American casualties to seven.

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian on Sunday, urging him to halt strikes against countries in the region.

Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reported further Iranian missile launches directed at their territories.

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