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Photos: Thousands of Iranians turn out to mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran

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For many Iranians, the day began with the news they had feared. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead by Iranian state media on Sunday following a deadly wave of strikes launched by the United States and Israel. Thousands gathered to pay their respects in Enghelab Square as the warm glow of the Sunday … Read more

World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes and death of Iran leader Ali Khamenei

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BRUSSELS — How long will it last? Will it grow? What will the conflict and the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mean to us, and to global security overall? Those questions echoed across the Middle East and the planet Saturday as world leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on … Read more

Iranian media confirms death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, religious cleric who ruled Iran for decades, killed in strikes

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After the 1989 death of Khomeini, who was the first supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Khamenei was not considered his natural successor. He was named as a candidate by a potential rival, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and won the support of other clerics. Over the next decade, Khamenei positioned the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps … Read more