Khamenei will have a central say in Iran's war strategy, with the country's powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard answering directly to him.
It marks another foreign escalation by the United States, days after beginning strikes targeting nuclear facilities and government officials in Iran.
Drones have been targeting oil tankers sailing through the strait of Hormuz (Picture: REUTERS) Iran’s Revolutionary Guards hit a US tanker in the Gulf this morning leaving it in flames,state media h
The US Embassy in Riyadh after its believed to have been attacked by drones On Monday Iran also hit the CIA station in Saudia Arabia in suspected drone attacks.
The 26-year-old was due to be hanged before the sudden change.
