Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from the Australian I'm Kristanamio with the
Speaker 1: Front's afternoon headlines. Iran's new Supreme leader, Moshteba Khamene, was
Speaker 1: reportedly critically injured in an air strike and is currently
Speaker 1: in a coma. The UK Sun newspaper reports Moushebar lost
Speaker 1: a leg and to suffer damage to his stomach or liver,
Speaker 1: but it's not clear if his injuries were sustained in
Speaker 1: the same strike that killed his father and predecessor, Ayatola
Speaker 1: Ali Khamene. Moushebar is reportedly being treated at a university
Speaker 1: hospital in the Iranian capital of Tehran. He was confirmed
Speaker 1: as Iran's new Supreme leader by Iran's Assembly of experts
Speaker 1: earlier in the week, but hasn't been seen in public
Speaker 1: since as speculation around his whereabouts grew. Tehran admitted the
Speaker 1: Ayatola was injured, but didn't indicate how serious his situation was.
Speaker 1: On Friday morning, Iranian state television broadcast a statement attributed
Speaker 1: to the Ayatola in which he vowed to quote avenge
Speaker 1: the blood of martyrs and maintain the closure of the
Speaker 1: Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the world's
Speaker 1: oil supply. The statement was bred by a television news
Speaker 1: anchor and at an hamchunon as Aroes, but The Jerusalem
Speaker 1: Post reported on Friday the statement may have been dictated
Speaker 1: by leaders in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC,
Speaker 1: and released under Moshebahamane's name. US President Donald Trump said
Speaker 1: on Friday he believes Moshebahamane is quote damaged, but probably
Speaker 1: alive in some form. Quantus will shall out more than
Speaker 1: one hundred million dollars to settle a class action lawsuit
Speaker 1: brought by customers who were issued vouchers instead of refunds
Speaker 1: when their flights were canceled due to the COVID nineteen pandemic,
Speaker 1: but their line won't make any admission of liability. The
Speaker 1: settlement is now subject to approval by the Federal Court.
Speaker 1: The Blues Music Festival in Byron Bay has been canceled
Speaker 1: less than three weeks before it was due to begin.
Speaker 1: Festival director Peter Noble said in a statement the event
Speaker 1: wasn't financially viable and that liquidators have been appointed to
Speaker 1: manage financial matters. The multi day camping event was scheduled
Speaker 1: to run over the Easter Long weekend from April two
Speaker 1: to April five, and listed split Ends, Parkway Drive and
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Speaker 1: and come back to the front first thing in the
Speaker 1: morning for a close look at this year's Oscar Best
Speaker 1: Picture nominees. That's right here, Saturday morning.