Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei Issues First War Directive as US and Israel Attack
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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei Issues First War Directive as US and Israel Attack

12 March, 2026.Iran.1 sources

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  • Mojtaba Khamenei is Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader.
  • Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first formal war directive since the conflict began February 28.
  • An airstrike hit Tehran on March 12, 2026, amid the US-Israel versus Iran conflict.

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People gather at the site of an airstrike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, on March 12, 2026

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