Iran announced the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the country's long-time ruler who was killed in US-Israeli attacks, as its new supreme leader, according to Iranian state news outlet Press TV.
Iran's Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba after a "decisive vote" by its members,according to the report.
The appointment comes as US president Donald Trump has threatened further military strikes against Iran in a war that has sent oil futures soaring above $111/bl in early trading on the risk of further supply disruptions from the key oil-producing region.
Trump had previously said he expected to have a say in the selection of Iran's next supreme leader. The surprise US-Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989, as well as other leaders.

