Where things stand after another weekend of war in the Middle East

SCMP · 2026-03-09
Where things stand after another weekend of war in the Middle East

Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader as his successor. US President Donald Trump already had expressed disdain for Mojtaba Khamenei, calling him “unacceptable”. The Islamic Republic’s war strategy now has a new commander, and the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has pledged alleg