Today is Monday, March 9th. We have updates for you about the war in Iran, including Iran's new

supreme leader and what it signals to the U.S., why the U.S. was reportedly upset with Israel for the first

time since their joint attacks began, and the significant impact now on gas prices as oil hits

over $100 a barrel. Plus, why more Americans are now missing their flights, what happened at

Rihanna's home that led to an arrest, and which movie marked a studio's turnaround at the

weekend box office. Those stories and even more news coming up.

Welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in less than 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy.

Thanks so much for being here.

Let's do this. Iran has a new Supreme Leader, now steering his country through one of its biggest

crises in modern history, the war with the U.S. and Israel. As we've been reporting, the last

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hamenei was the highest

authority in the country for more than three decades, until he was killed in an airstrike during

the opening blow of the war. His son, Moshtaba Hamane, was just appointed yesterday. He's known for

being another hardliner with close ties to Iran's military. So this election is widely seen as a sign

that Iran has no plans to surrender. Before the announcement, President Trump called the younger

homine an unacceptable choice, and Israel threatened to kill whoever succeeded the last Ayatollah.

Of course, the new leader is coming into power just as the U.S. and Israel have expanded their

attacks.

Over the weekend, Israeli strikes on Iran's oil storage facilities lit up the sky over Iran's capital of Tehran with huge plumes of orange flames and later thick black smoke.

People in the area have captured videos of oil-tainted rainfall, staining everything around them.

Iran's Red Crescent Society warned people that the

rainfall could be highly dangerous and acidic and could cause chemical burns and serious lung damage.

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