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Mojtaba Khamenei: The Rise of Iran’s New Supreme Leader

                      A picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed on a screen in Tehran Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, has emerged as Iran’s new supreme leader following the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint U.S.–Israeli strikes. His appointment by the Assembly of Experts comes at a moment of profound crisis for Iran, as the country faces regional war, internal instability, and intense international scrutiny.  A Secretive Heir With Deep Establishment Ties Mojtaba, long considered influential behind the scenes, is a mid-ranking cleric with strong connections to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). His political rise signals continuity of Iran’s hardline establishment, despite the country’s ideological discomfort with hereditary succession.  A Leader Shaped by Conflict and Loss His ascension comes amid the “Ramadan War,” during which he was reportedly wound...
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UN Launches Major Cleanup to Reduce Gaza Health Risks

People walk past a huge mound of rubbish at a landfill site surrounded by residential buildings in Gaza City.

The United Nations Development Programme has begun clearing a massive waste dump that has accumulated in Gaza City during the ongoing conflict. The pile, which grew after access to the main landfill was cut off early in the war, has reached alarming size and sits in the heart of the historic Fras Market district.

Local authorities have warned for months that the growing mound of debris and household waste poses serious health and environmental dangers to nearby residents. With sanitation systems disrupted and municipal services strained, the dump became an unavoidable hazard.

The UN-led operation will relocate the waste to a temporary site in southern Gaza City over the coming months. Officials say the effort is an essential step toward restoring safer living conditions and reviving commercial activity in one of the city’s oldest market areas.


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