Morning news with Ronald Mudd for March 9, 2026

Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late supreme leader, has been named his successor while President Donald Trump warned that the new leader won’t “last long” without his support, and police says that a device ignited outside Gracie Mansion, the residence of New York Cities mayor, during a clash between opposing protest groups Saturday, was an improvised explosive capable of causing “serious injury or death.