Israeli and US forces have launched fresh waves of strikes on Tehran and Karaj, causing repeated explosions, widespread power cuts and mounting civilian casualties according to Human Rights Activists in Iran and BBC Persian reports.Mojtaba Khamenei assumed Iran's supreme leadership after the killing of Ali Khamenei and has rapidly consolidated authority with the backing of the Revolutionary Guards and security services even as the Assembly of Experts expresses unease about his clerical credentials.The Israeli military says it struck an underground complex used by the Revolutionary Guards for weapons research and infrastructure inside the Quds Force headquarters, and US counterterrorism agencies and the Department of Justice warn that encoded shortwave broadcasts could be operational triggers for sleeper assets.European governments warn the conflict will be prolonged, predict higher oil prices and migration pressures, and caution that
Mojtaba Khamenei's hardline ties and hostility to the US and
Israel reduce prospects for negotiated de-escalation and raise risks of proxy or lone-wolf attacks abroad.