From CNN, I'm Afamadiki, with the five things you need to know for Monday, March 9th.

President Donald Trump is calling Iran's new Supreme Leader a quote, big mistake.

He's the second son of former Supreme Leader Ali Hamine, who held the position for nearly four decades before he was killed in U.S.-Israeli air strikes.

When asked if the new leader is a target for Israel, Israel's foreign minister told CNN,

quote, you'll have to wait and see.

Reports from various countries say more than 1,700 people have died in the region since the war

began, with more than 1,200 in Iran alone.

And it comes as the U.S. military says a 7th service member died in an attack last week in Saudi alone. And it comes as the U.S. military says a seventh service member died in an attack

last week in Saudi Arabia. Up next, we'll tell you how much gas prices have gone up since the start

of the war with Iran. U.S. stocks bounced back from steep losses earlier in the day over a

potential energy crisis caused by the war with Iran.

Oil prices traded at their highest level since mid-2020 after climbing to nearly $120 per barrel,

but then plummeted as Trump told CBS he thinks, quote, the war is very complete.

U.S. gas prices have gone up nearly 50 cents since the start of the war.

G7 finance ministers met today to talk about releasing oil reserves, but no decisions were made.

Israel targeted Iran's fuel depots over the weekend, which had some inside the Trump administration surprised at the scope of the attacks.

Separately, sources tell CNN Israel is weighing a deeper push into southern Lebanon

and expanding its military presence there to stop Hezbollah's attacks against Israeli forces and

communities. Lebanon's president is calling for ceasefire talks with Israel and vows to disarm

Hezbollah while accusing the Iranian-backed militant group of betraying the country. A Lebanese official

to the United Nations says pregnant women fleeing Israeli bombardments

in Beirut are resorting to giving birth on streets while gridlocked in traffic.

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