Iran's IRGC pledges allegiance to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran's new supreme leader, Iran's Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday.
In a statement, the assembly confirmed Mojtaba Khamenei's election as the country's third supreme leader, citing "the decisive vote of the respected representatives" of the assembly.
"In today's extraordinary session, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei ... is appointed and introduced as the third leader of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran," the statement said.
Colombian president calls for transparency, participation as legislative elections kick off
Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for electoral transparency as legislative elections kicked off Sunday, urging citizens to go out and vote.
Before voting at a polling station in the Congress building, Petro called on electoral authorities to allow the state to audit elections in the future, rather than outsourcing audits to a private company.
He also highlighted the role police play in ensuring a fair and just election, adding that the National Police has seized over 4 billion pesos (over a million U.S. dollars) which would have been used to "buy the poor."
7th U.S. service member killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran: command
U.S. Central Command said on Sunday that the seventh U.S. service member has been killed amid the strikes against Iran, which the United States and Israel launched on Feb. 28.
"Last night, a U.S. service member passed away from injuries," the command said in a post on X. "The service member was seriously wounded at the scene of an attack on U.S. troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 1."
"This is the seventh service member killed in action during Operation Epic Fury. Major combat operations continue," said the command.
17 killed in 37 afternoon Israeli strikes across Lebanon: sources
At least 17 people were killed on Sunday afternoon in 37 Israeli airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources.
In southern Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike targeting a house and a car repair garage in the center of the town of Doueir killed six members of one family, Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Two Israeli strikes on the village of Alma al-Shaab killed Sami Al-Ghafri, the brother of a local priest, and a farmer, the NNA reported.
Iran says 104 killed, 32 wounded in U.S. attack on frigate in Indican Ocean
Iran's military said on Sunday that 104 people were killed and 32 others injured when the United States attacked the Iranian Navy's Dena frigate in international waters.
In a statement on its website, the military condemned the "inhumane" assault, calling it a "cowardly" and "brutal" attack by the U.S. Navy. The frigate, which had 136 crew members on board, was returning from the International Fleet Review 2026 and Exercise Milan when it was struck.
The army said the U.S. targeted the vessel hundreds of miles from the conflict zone without warning, violating international humanitarian and maritime law. The frigate was torpedoed and sunk by the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday.
Trump says Iran's new supreme leader won't "last long" without his approval
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday that Iran's new supreme leader "is not going to last long" without his approval.
"He's going to have to get approval from us," Trump said in an interview with ABC News. "If he doesn't get approval from us he's not going to last long."
"I don't want people to have to go back in five years and have to do the same thing again or worse let them have a nuclear weapon," he said.■
