Live Updates: Iran’s Choice of Leader Signals Defiance; Oil Price Surge Rattles Markets
Mar 09, 2026
Top clerics selected Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, despite President Trump’s warning that he was “unacceptable.” Oil prices surged to their highest levels since the pandemic, reflecting growing alarm over a prolonged war.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/09/world/iran-war-trump-israel-lebanon
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