Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first statement since his appointment, said that the Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as leverage against the US and that the attacks on Middle East neighbours will continue.

A court in Srinagar Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against Farooq Abdullah for not appearing before it after rejecting his exemption plea in a case related to multi-crore scam linked to Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA).

On March 8 2026, ten days after US-Israeli strikes killed his father, Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed Iran’s third supreme leader. At 56, he became the most powerful figure in a country of 90 million people, at war and under siege.