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  •   Home > News > International

    War in the Middle East: Israel strikes oil infrastructure in Tehran, Iran reaches consensus on new leader — as it happened

    A majority consensus on who will be the successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been reached, according to members of the Assembly of Experts.


    A majority consensus on who will be the successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been reached, according to members of the Assembly of Experts.

    Reports coming out of Iran strongly indicate the late supreme leader's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, will be chosen to lead the country by the assembly of 88 regime-appointed clerics.

    Meanwhile, Israel struck a number of oil facilities in Tehran, leading to thick black smoke blanketing the city and "black and oily" rain falling from the sky.

    Look back at how the day unfolded in the live blog below.

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