Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, is dead, Trump says
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, the supreme leader of Iran, was killed in the U.S.-Israeli attack on the country Saturday, President Donald Trump said.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, theocratic leader of Iran since 1989, is killed in US-Israel strikes
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22 viewpointsIran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dies after major attack by Israel and the U.S., Iranian state media confirms
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22 articlesIran's Ali Khamenei, who based iron rule on fiery hostility to US and Israel, dies at 86
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