Iran is using Mojtaba Khamenei's injuries to craft a hero image, but experts question if he is truly in charge, citing his silence and absence from public view since his appointment.
"Civilian ports used for military purposes lose protected status and become legitimate military targets under international law," CENTCOM stated.
Iran has deployed about a dozen mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two sources familiar with the matter said.
He added that the US's mission is to end Iran’s ability to “project power” and harass international shipping crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
"Little this and that... Any time I want it to end, it will end," Trump said about the war with Iran during the five-minute interview with Axios.
Jaber Rajabi, former Iranian official and ex-study partner of supreme leader, shares a warning that Mojtaba Khamenei is a greater threat than his father.
Bank Sepah is a state-run institution, largely responsible for paying the salaries of Iran's military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Since his alleged escape, Ahmadinejad has made few public addresses, including a congratulatory message on Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise to supreme leader.
Iran claimed it expects to hold Quds Day rallies on March 13, known in Tehran as the largest annual mobilization supporting the Palestinian cause.
Pahlavi, working alongside allied experts, has also developed a detailed “Emergency Phase” plan for governing Iran in the immediate aftermath of the Islamic Republic’s fall.
Roughly one-fifth of global petroleum liquids consumption passes through the strait, making even the threat of mining or disruption enough to rattle oil markets and governments alike.
