Nigeria, March 9 -- The war between the United States and Israel against Iran entered its tenth day today (Monday).

Strikes are intensifying, casualties rising, with the majority of them in Iran. More than 1300 have been confirmed dead as a result of continuous strikes.

We bring you major updates on the war on its ninth day.

In a move that experts have described as a clear "middle finger" to US President Donald Trump, the Iranian 88-member Assembly of Experts announced Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran's supreme leader on Sunday.

Mr Khamenei had been an influential figure in the inner circle of the supreme leader, with deep ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), duri...