BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 9. A nationwide
ceremony will be held in Iran today for citizens to pledge
allegiance to the country’s new Supreme Leader, Seyyed Mojtaba
Khamenei, Trend
reports.


The Islamic Propagation Coordination Council (IPCC) announced
that the event will take place across the country at 15:00
(GMT+4).


In its statement, the council invited all Iranian citizens to
participate in the gatherings, which will be organized in cities
throughout the country.


On March 8, Iran’s Assembly of Experts elected Seyyed Mojtaba
Khamenei, the son of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei,
as Iran’s 3rd Supreme Leader by majority vote. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali
Khamenei was killed along with members of his family during
military airstrikes carried out by the United States and Israel on
February 28.


Following the second round of nuclear talks between Washington
and Tehran on February 17, which ended without progress, the U.S.
increased its presence in areas near Iran, deploying over 150
aircraft to bases in Europe and the Middle East.







The escalation follows the 3rd round of nuclear talks between
Iran and the United States in Geneva on February 26. Held under the
administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the negotiations
were viewed as the final chance to strike a deal diplomatically.
However, no agreements were reached, as Tehran refused to halt
uranium enrichment, dismantle its nuclear facilities, or accept
indefinite restrictions on its nuclear program. Israel launched its
airstrikes shortly afterward, with the country's Defense Minister
Katz emphasizing that the operations were preemptive.


In a significant escalation, military airstrikes conducted by
Israel and the United States the previous day have reportedly
resulted in the deaths of Iran’s Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei
and several members of his family.


Additionally, several of Iran’s most senior military and
security officials were killed in the airstrikes, including Chief
of Staff Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Mohammad Pakpour, Supreme
Leader adviser and Defense Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani, and
Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh.


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