Iran named a new supreme leader as the war continues to rage.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell.

It's Monday, March 9th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Mushabah Hamenei is the 56-year-old son of Ayatollah Ali-Hamanei.

The elder Hamenei dominated Iran for more than three decades before he was killed on the first day of the U.S. and Israel's attack.

Mosh Tabah Hamenei is a regime insider with deep ties to the country's security establishment.

His selection as the new supreme leader announced yesterday,

cements hardline theocratic rule in the country,

and sends a message of defiance to President Donald Trump.

Trump has suggested he wants to topple Iran's regime,

but a classified U.S. intelligence report warned that a large-scale assault on Iran would not

oust Iran's current rulers or lead to Iran's opposition taking power. The findings of that report

were confirmed to the post by three people familiar with its contents.

On Saturday, Trump said the U.S. would expand its targets in the war in Iran.

Now in its second week, the war's impacts are being felt around the world, including in the U.S.

That brings us to our second story.

The assault on Iran is causing widespread economic damage. That's number two.

Strikes on energy infrastructure and Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which hosts

one-fifth of the world's oil and gas shipping, have caused a spike in oil prices.

That has been reflected in gas prices in the U.S.

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