{"id":4056,"date":"2026-03-09T09:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:21:51","slug":"irans-new-supreme-leader-fires-missiles-at-israel-marked-with-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4056","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s new supreme leader fires missiles at Israel marked with message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s new supreme leader fires missiles at Israel marked with message\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2260514608.jpg?height=683&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>That&#8217;s one way to introduce yourself&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Iran&#8217;s new supreme leader has sent out the first strikes at Israel under his rule with a message marked on one of the missiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The war continues between Iran, the United States, Israel and allies, with the news last night being confirmed that Iran had appointed a new Supreme Leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes, his son has been chosen to be his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The 56-year-old is the second of six children of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Mojtaba was selected by the country&#8217;s Assembly of Experts and has wasted no time getting down to business in his role of supreme leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Iran has sent out its first strikes under the leadership of Mojtaba Khamenei, as per the state broadcaster IRIB&#8217;s Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The new Khamenei took the opportunity to send a message to Israel with words painted on the side of one of the missiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It read: &#8220;At Your Service, Sayyid Mojtaba&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The ongoing war has caused the cost of a barrel of oil to skyrocket, passing the $100 per barrel point today, the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In response to rising costs, Donald Trump claimed that this was a price worth paying for &#8220;safety and peace&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Taking to truth social he said: \u201cShort term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Irans #supreme #leader #fires #missiles #Israel #marked #message<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s one way to introduce yourself&#8230; Iran&#8217;s new supreme leader has sent out the first strikes at Israel under his rule with a message marked on one of the missiles. 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