Iran has killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, installed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader and is expanding strikes that include cluster munitions and sea mines.Ballistic missiles fitted with cluster warheads have struck urban areas in Israel, killing civilians in Petah Tikvah, while Hezbollah rocket fire and Israeli counterstrikes have driven nearly 700,000 people from their homes in Lebanon.The escalation sharpens a fractious debate inside the USA over Operation Epic Fury as historian Niall Ferguson urges broader action and diplomat Richard Haass warns of prolonged regional war; seven American service members have died and about 140 are wounded.Tens of thousands of Iranians are fleeing
Tehran and other cities,
Iran is targeting commercial ships and oil infrastructure and the International Energy Agency recommends a 400 million barrel emergency release as reports surface about an overseas property empire tied to the new supreme leader.