Israel’s onslaught against Iran has entered a new phase, targeting energy resources in the country.
Meanwhile, Iran’s retaliatory strikes against US-friendly Gulf nations appear to be continuing, despite President Masoud Pezeshkian apologizing for previous attacks on the oil-rich kingdoms and suggesting they would end.
Conflicting statements and scattered messaging from Iranian officials underscore a possible divide within Tehran’s ruling establishment, amid reports that Tehran could choose its new supreme leader within the next 24 hours. The new figurehead would replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of nearly four decades who was killed in the war’s opening salvo.
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