On August 9, Pezeshkian named Mohsen Rezaei SNSC secretary after Mojtaba Khamenei's order. Anadolu reported Jubail gas facilities hit; Houthis claimed a Jizan Aramco fire.
Trump ordered the Navy to shoot any boat laying mines in Hormuz. Iran collected its first transit tolls from passing ships. Brent crude surged past $103. Iranian forces seized vessels with Montenegrin, Croatian, Ukrainian and Filipino crew. Mojtaba Khamenei lacks his father's authority, NYT reports. UN warns 32 million will fall into poverty.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth claims Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded in strikes, as Trump calls killing of Iran's leadership a 'great honour'
Iran's Assembly of Experts selects Mojtaba Khamenei, 56-year-old son of the slain leader, as new supreme leader, signaling hardline continuity