Iran Names Khamenei’s Son, Mojtaba, as New Supreme Leader

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Tehran has appointed a new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Moments after Mojtaba was announced as successor, Iran unleashed a heavy barrage of missile and drone attacks directed at oil facilities, in what Arab officials tell NBC is its strategy to drive up oil prices to create pressure for a ceasefire. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.

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