Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, the second son of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named Iran’s new supreme leader, Iranian state media reported Sunday. While the new supreme leader has never held elected office, the 57-year-old for years has operated quietly behind the scenes from within his father’s office — cultivating influence across the security … Read more
Mojtaba Khamenei has been named as Iran’s new supreme leader just over a week after his father, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes. A statement from the Assembly of Experts — the panel of Shia clerics responsible under Iranian law for choosing the country’s top leader — said Mojtaba Khamenei had … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Nearly 28,000 Americans have returned from the Middle East, according to the State Department, which outlined a large-scale evacuation effort as Senate Democrats escalated criticism over the conflict in Iran. A top State Department official, in a letter to Senate Democrats first obtained by … Read more
As attacks spread after the bombing of Iran by U.S. and Israeli forces, a video circulated widely of crowds peering up at fire, smoke and debris coming from the top of a high-rise building said to be in Bahrain. Social media users claimed an Iranian attack had hit the skyscraper. But while buildings in Bahrain … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dozens of Democrats have voted against a nonbinding resolution in the House that reaffirms Iran as the “largest state sponsor of terrorism.” The resolution, put forward by Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., passed by a 372-53 vote on Thursday, with all those voting no being Democrats. Two Democrats … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday lamented the loss of four soldiers from her state since December, including two killed last weekend in a retaliatory drone strike in Kuwait during the early stages of the war with Iran. “I believe in the mission right now,” Reynolds, a Republican, said during a … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is pushing nationwide constitutional carry for firearms, a move that would eliminate concealed carry permits, fees and criminal penalties for people who want to carry a firearm in public. Lee’s National Constitutional Carry Act, first obtained by Fox News Digital, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Longtime West Michigan meteorologist Terri DeBoer is launching a run for Congress as a Republican, hoping to represent the state’s 3rd Congressional District in a campaign centered on border security, economic issues and what she called restoring “fiscal sanity” in Washington. “I’m an outsider,” DeBoer … Read more
In today’s newsletter: Whoever becomes Iran’s next supreme leader, real power is likely to rest in the hands of a hard-line military corps. Democrats have outperformed Republicans in flipping state legislative seats. And snow droughts raise the risk of a dangerous wildfire season across Western states. Here’s what to know today. Who is set to … Read more
As the U.S. and Israel conduct their war against Iran, the Trump administration finds itself waging another battle, facing criticism over Americans stranded in the conflict zone. Matt Gutman reports. Source link