Israel expands Iran strikes as Tehran moves to name new supreme leaderReuters, DUBAI and JERUSALEMIsraeli forces expanded their bombardment of Iran overnight, striking fuel depots near Tehran, while Bahrain said an Iranian attack had damaged one of its desalination plants, signaling a widening assault on vital infrastructure across the region. As fighting escalated on day nine of the US-Israeli campaign against Iran, Tehran moved closer to naming a new supreme leader after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with every indication suggesting his powerful son Mojtaba Khamenei could take charge. Israel’s military threatened to kill any replacement for Ali Khamenei, while US President Donald Trump said the war might only end once Iran’s military and rulers had been wiped out. Photo: AFPThick, choking black smoke hung over Tehran yesterday, residents said, after strikes on oil storage facilities had lit up the night sky with plumes of orange flame. Vehicles drive along a highway past a war memorial statue and a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with plumes of black smoke billowing in Tehran yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times March 08, 2026 16:07 UTC