Iran Assembly of Experts Select Ayatollah Motjaba Khamenei as new Supreme Leader + President Trump: Decision to End War with be Mutual with PM Netanyahu + Gulf Nations Exercise Fragile Regional Diplomacy & Coordination Amid Iranian Attacks

I - On Defense Podcast · Mar 9, 2026 · 33m

For review:

1. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was chosen Sunday to succeed him, despite never having been elected or appointed to a government position.

A secretive figure within the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since the start of the war.

2. US President Donald Trump told The Times of Israel on Sunday that a decision on when to end the war with Iran will be a “mutual” one that he’ll make together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

3. Israel Defense Forces chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned on Sunday that…