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I am Andy Mack.

Day number nine of the ongoing Operation Epic Fury.

Some new information about exactly who’s in charge following these US and Israel air strikes that took out the Supreme Leader as we’re hearing from Reuters as they have selected the Ayatollah’s son to be in charge.

You can see this from Reuters Phil Stewart here on this Sunday, saying a senior Iranian clerk involved in the vote to choose a new Supreme Leader indicated the Ayatollah Ali Ham’s son Majaba will be the successor.

Although a formal announcement was awaited after Israel threatened whoever was chosen, the comment by the Ayatollah, a member of the Assembly of Experts, follows growing expectation that Majaba, a hardline cleric of his father, would be named as supreme leader.

a position giving him the final say on all matters in the state of the Islamic Republic, the IRGC.

It goes on to say, “If confirmed, the move could draw the eye of the United States President Donald Trump, who has said he should have a role in the choice of the next leader, a demand.

Iran has roundly rejected the name of Homina will continue.

” This from the assemblyman said in a video published in Iranian media as Israel expanded strikes on Iran to include full depots, fuel depots and Bahrain blamed Iran for a strike on the deselination plant.

The vote has been cast and will be announced soon without providing further details.

But this is a major development in the ongoing conflict there as they have selected a new supreme leader as they are close to making potentially that announcement public.

and Israel.

The Defense Force has vowed to quote pursue every successor and every person who seeks to appoint a successor.

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have both pledged to continue to hit Iran hard.

And while it wasn’t necessarily amongst the main objectives of the United States, those main goals were to take out ballistic missile sites as well as limit their nuclear capabilities.

Obviously, this on the forefront of the president as he has noted that he would hope to have a say in exactly who comes next with the head of the Islamic Republic there, but potentially the son of Ham, the supreme leader now chosen as his successor.

But we also noted that the United States and Israel will continue to hit Tran hard.

We saw some video last night of some fuel and oil refineries being struck as Israel saying that these were being used by military assets.

We’re also hearing from lawmakers back here at home saying that they hope the United States the White House continues to continue to hammer that region.

Also learning new information right now as another US service member tragically losing their lives during this ongoing conflict bringing the total now to seven.

This from Central Command talking about an update.

A US service member passed away from the injuries received during the Iranian regime’s initial attacks across the Middle East.

The service member was seriously wounded at the scene of an attack on the US troops in the United King or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March the 1st.

This is the seventh service member killed in action during Operation Epic Fury.

The major combat operations will continue.

The identity of the fallen warrior will be withheld until 24 hours after next of kin were notified.

This also comes some 24 hours or so after we saw this the dignified transfer of those six US service members back at home at do air base there as President Trump in attendance along with first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other officials on the ground there back in the United States.

they were deployed from Iowa.

So, obviously, we’ll potentially see another dignified transfer a little bit later on.

President Trump saying that number might grow.

I do want to put up this a post from Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina, talking about this.

Like everyone, I am heartbroken to hear of another fallen service member as a result of Operation Epic Fury, which was designed to end the Iranian regime’s reign of terror on the world.

Just as with the other fallen, these brave Americans paid the ultimate sacrifice to take down one of the most barbaric regimes in the world.

This is a reminder of the steep cost of freedom and being able to live without fear.

May God keep all the fallen close and heal the wounded.

All right, let’s continue on though.

Here on Live Now from Fox, we’re watching here a live picture in Tel Aviv in Israel on this Sunday.

All right, a live picture there in Tel Aviv, Israel here on this Sunday heading into Monday as we’re learning new information about this as there might be a new supreme leader.

According to Iranian state TV, the successor to the Ayatollah Ham will be his son Majaba.

This potentially a big development as President Trump has said he wants a hand in exactly who will lead that nation moving forward.

Again, this from Bill Stewart from Reuters saying talking about this and we’re also getting new information and some images potentially of this here.

Is Iranian state TV say Mashtaba Ham the late son of the Supreme Leader has been named his successor.

So big developments as the Israeli Defense Force also said they will pursue every successor and every person who seeks to appoint a successor.

This comes after last week and the initial uh collaboration between the United States and Israel to take out the Ayatollah and many leaders around him in a strike there in the heart of Tran.

So, we’re following this very closely here on Live Now from