Monday 9th March 2026

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Congratulations to Mojtaba Khamenei on getting to the end of today and still being the Supreme Leader of Iran. I thought it might be a title that he held for a few hours at best, but he's hung on for much longer than I would have guessed.
If he stays in the hot seat (that could get a lot hotter at any second) then it's great to know that Trump's War has succeeded in replacing a leader in his 80s, with his own son who is not only at least equally hardline, but significantly younger and might be a bit miffed at the fact that America has killed his mum, dad and wife.
I can only assume this was Trump's plan all along. If you've seen him dancing then you will know he moves in a mysterious way and we must not question him.
It must be what he wanted as he says the war is pretty much over now. He also says that he doesn't think America bombed that girls' school and that's good enough for me. What a successful mission and the fact that the reasons for it remain clouded in mystery is probably a good thing, as I wouldn't understand them if they were explained to me.
I think it's good that the world is run by absolute macho pricks, most of whom have no idea what they are doing. A stopped clock is right twice a day and Trump has surely created a lot of stopped clocks in Iran now, making him right loads of times every day.
It's a good idea for Trump to blow up stuff if you think it might be bad for him. Which is why I don't have a copy of the Epstein files in my house.
I am just upset that I am older than Mojtaba Khamenei. You know you're getting old when the Iranian Supreme leaders are looking younger.
Newsround will NOT go away, however much you wish it to. Today more on the serious news about the assassination of a world leader.
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