Also today, New York City swore in its new mayor, Zoran Mamdani.

In his first address, he pledged to govern, quote, expansively and audaciously.

Aye, Zeran Khomey, Mamdani.

I, Zahran Khomey, Mamm D' solemnly swear.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders administered the oath of office at a ceremony outside City Hall.

The independent senator from Vermont, a self-described Democratic Socialist, is one of Memdani's political heroes.

The new mayor is the first Muslim to hold the office, and at 34 is the youngest in generations.

Mamdani ran on a platform of affordability,

pledging free childcare and buses for New Yorkers.

He has become a lightning rod for conservative critics,

though he vowed to stick to his beliefs.

I was elected as a Democratic Socialist, and I will govern as a Democratic Socialist.

I will not abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical.

Because no matter what you eat, how you pray, or where you come from,

the words that most define us are the two we all share.

New Yorkers.

Today's celebrations came after Mamdani was officially sworn in as mayor just after midnight last night in a private ceremony at a decommissioned subway station near City Hall.

In Iran, growing protests over the economy have now turned fatal, with at least six people reportedly killed.

Images from inside Iran have been hard to come by, but eyewitness videos this week show scenes

like this one of protesters trying to force their way into a government building in the

southern Fars province. The protests come as the country's inflation rate has spiked,

driving merchants to the streets in Tehran and other cities.

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