Israel-US-Iran War Update: New Supreme Leader Elected in Iran Amid Rising Tensions

Israel US Iran War Update LIVE: Mujtaba Khamenei has been elected as the third Supreme Leader in Iran. The decision comes just days after the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Russian President Putin has congratulated Mujtaba on being elected as the new Supreme Leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli military operation on February 28. Mojtaba Khamenei is 56 and has deep ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). US President Donald Trump has called it unacceptable. Israel has also said that any successor will be targeted. Tehran has fired missiles at Israel before Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment was announced. The Israeli military has confirmed that missiles have been fired from Tehran. Israel's air defense system has intercepted missiles but the oil spill is part of the US-led ballistic missile attack on Iranian nuclear facilities that began on February 28.