Iran Signals No Letup as Khamenei’s Hardline Son Becomes Leader

2026-03-09 - 07:33

(Bloomberg) — Iran chose Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as its new supreme leader, a choice quickly criticized by US President Donald Trump and one which signals the Islamic Republic won’t back down in a war now raging across the Middle East and causing turmoil in energy markets. Read More