Mojtaba Khamenei

Officials said the G7 discussion reflected worries among US allies about the broader economic consequences of the conflict.

Iranian officials and commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have made it clear that the timeline of the conflict will be decided in Tehran, not Washington.

Four days after being appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei released his first message outlining his views on the ongoing conflict and praising Iranian forces.

Trump has given mixed signals in recent days about the progress of the war, saying in recent days that "we won" against Iran and that it could end "very soon", but also insisting of the need to fight on.

Mojtaba Khamenei's first public statement was broadcast on Iranian state television and read aloud by a news anchor rather than delivered directly by the leader himself.

Khamenei's father Ali Khamenei, supreme leader since 1989, was killed on February 28 at the start of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic in an air strike that also claimed the lives of other top security officials and family members.

Oil prices surged above $100 and global markets fell after Iran’s new supreme leader ordered the Strait of Hormuz closed, while Trump emphasised defeating Iran’s “evil empire” over energy concerns.

Khamenei said Iran’s actions were directed only at military installations involved in strikes against the country and not against regional nations themselves.

US officials said the operation would likely be led by Israeli forces, similar to the one that killed his father on February 28.

As threats from the United States and Israel continue, Iranian authorities have reportedly deployed one of their most secretive and lethal security units to guard Mojtaba Khamenei.

State television had called Khamenei a "wounded veteran of the Ramadan war" but never specified his injury.

"In Khamenei's will, he explicitly asked Mojtaba not to be named as successor," said Khosro Isfahani, research director at the opposition group National Union for Democracy.

Pakistan’s response reflects the tightrope its leadership now faces as it attempts to maintain ties with Iran while also trying not to alienate Washington.

Investigations over the years have suggested that the Khamenei family’s influence extends far beyond politics into a complex web of international properties, investments and economic institutions.

Indian intelligence sources told CNN-News18 that Mojtaba may also have suffered injuries during an airstrike, saying that the possibility cannot be ruled out.

The son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long operated quietly behind the scenes. His appointment signals continuity of Iran’s hardline system during a moment of war and crisis.

In a post on X featuring a picture of Mojtaba Khamenei and his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, holding guns, the ministry wrote: "Mojtaba Khamenei. Like Father Like Son".

Iran War News: The missile was revealed just hours after Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was formally named successor to his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Earlier, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, who is said to be more hardline than his father, was announced as the third Supreme Leader of Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran’s new Supreme Leader has received support from both China and Russia. The decision was taken by an 88-member body of clerics, though the margin of the vote was not disclosed.