New Delhi, March 9 -- As Operation Epic Fury, led by US and Israel, enters its tenth day, Iran has named a new Supreme Leader. State media reports that Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at his compound in Tehran during the first wave of US and Israeli strikes. Israel has already issued a threat, saying any successor will be targeted. Meanwhile, in the UAE, Iranian strikes continued to target Abu Dhabi yesterday, with projectiles being intercepted.

Since the 28th of February, a sustained air campaign led by a United States and Israeli coalition has focused on dismantling Iranian missile capabilities and key leadership infrastructure. Iran has responded with waves of strikes against regional t...