SHOTLIST: TEHRAN, IRAN (MARCH 09, 2026) 1. PEOPLE GATHERING TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR NEW SUPREME LEADER 2. RECITATION OF QURAN DURING DEMONSTRATION 3. VARIOUS OF THOUSANDS OF DEMONSTRATORS GATHERING AT SQUARE 4. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS CHANTING SLOGANS 5. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS HOLDING BANNERS, PHOTOS 6. VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Persian) 7. WIDE SHOT OF ENGHELAB SQUARE AS THOUSANDS ATTEND DEMONSTRATIONTEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 09: A large rally was held in Tehran’s Enghelab Square on March 9 in support of Mojtaba Khamenei after he was named Iran’s new supreme leader by the Assembly of Experts. Tens of thousands of people attended the event, where demonstrators chanted slogans in favor of the new leadership and against the United States, Israel and Britain. The gathering was also marked by disruptions to mobile phone networks and internet access, as attendees voiced support for the new leader and vowed resistance against foreign adversaries. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, became Iran's third Supreme Leader in history. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described his appointment as a step toward strengthening national unity. The previous supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had held the position for 37 years. A joint US-Israel airstrike on Feb. 28 hit his Tehran home, killing him. He was 86 years old.
