Picture shows Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader. Getty Images, May 30, 2019
Iran names Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader

Senior clerics selected Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father after another day of strikes across the Middle East. A senior Iranian official warns the war is entering a "new phase." CNN operates in Iran only with government permission.

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