Iran-Israel Conflict Update: CIA Facility Struck in Saudi Arabia; Mojtaba Becomes Iran's Supreme Leader
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Iran War Day 5: Mojtaba Khamenei new Supreme Leader; US strikes; CIA station hit.
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Firstpost•04-03-2026, 08:08
Iran War Day 5: Mojtaba Khamenei new Supreme Leader; US strikes; CIA station hit.
•Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, elected Iran's next Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts, as reported by Iran International.
•US military commander Admiral Brad Cooper stated American forces struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran, severely degrading air defenses and taking out hundreds of missiles/drones.
•An Iranian ballistic missile struck Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest US military installation in West Asia, with no casualties reported; Qatar also dismantled two Iranian spy cells.
•A CIA station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was hit by Iran, causing significant damage but no casualties; an American consulate in Dubai also faced a drone attack.
•An 11-year-old girl was killed in Kuwait City by shrapnel from intercepted aerial targets; US President Donald Trump vowed to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.