What we know on the ninth day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei the country’s new supreme leader following the killing of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes on February 28, state-run media announced early Monday. Israel’s onslaught against Iran has entered a new phase, targeting energy resources in the country including fuel storage sites. Iran’s retaliatory strikes against US-friendly Gulf nations continued Sunday, despite President Masoud Pezeshkian apologizing for previous attacks on the oil-rich kingdoms and suggesting they would end.

Here’s what to know on day nine.