Live Updates: Oil Price Surge Rattles Markets; Iran’s Choice of Leader Signals Defiance

2026-03-09 14:19 • ;The New York Times
Top clerics said Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his slain father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Israeli military said it was attacking Tehran and Beirut early Monday, and Iran said it had launched missiles toward Israel.
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