Iran’s Assembly of Experts Named Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader amid ongoing conflict

Israeli soldier killed, 3 wounded in southern Lebanon, military saysThe Israeli military announced on Monday that a reserve soldier was killed and three others were wounded during fighting in southern Lebanon.The military said that the reservist killed in the fighting was a firefighting vehicle driver.With the latest death, the number of Israeli soldiers killed in the ongoing war in Leba...

Iran's national team could compete in World Cup in US, minister of sport saysIranian Minister of Sport Ahmad Donyamali said that Iran's national soccer team may compete in World Cup matches in the U.S.Donyamali said Iran will keep the national team prepared to travel to the U.S. for the games, according to the semiofficial Iranian Students’ News Agency.The World Cup, which kicks off in J...

Rubio to host talks between Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors tomorrowMarco Rubio / Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSecretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon are set to meet Tuesday with the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors in Washington for discussions, a State Department official said Monday.The high-level talks would mark the first such meeting between Is...

Netanyahu’s Mossad chief pick shows major shake-up in intelligence leadership: reportMaj. Gen. Roman Gofman / Netanyahu visit the White House / Andrew Harnik / Getty ImagesThe appointment of Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman as the next Mossad chief signals a “final nail in the coffin” of Israel’s prior intelligence establishment, the Jerusalem Post reported Monday.According to the report, Gofman’s...

Iran wants compensation from 5 Middle East countries, says officialIran’s representative to the United Nations has demanded compensation from countries it claims took part in the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, the Associated Press reported Monday.Iran’s state media said the nations include Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.According to Iran’s official...

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