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Monday, March 9, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 9, 2026
Thousands gather in Tehran to pledge allegiance to new supreme leader
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A woman poses with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (R), next to his late father Ali Khamenei, during a rally in support of him at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on March 9, 2026. (Atta KENARE / AFP)
Thousands of people flock to a central square in the Iranian capital to pledge allegiance to the Islamic Republic’s new leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, AFP journalists report.
The crowds that gather in Tehran’s Enghelab square include many carrying the Iranian flags and portraits of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli strikes on February 28.
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