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While Tasnim, an Iranian news agency linked to the Revolutionary Guards, frames Iran as defensively responding to U.S. and Israeli aggression, opposition media abroad celebrate Khamenei's death and Arab outlets question Iran's leadership
Only last Thursday, the Iranian news agency Tasnim published a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump clutching a Molotov cocktail, his face contorted in anger. The illustration, from the outlet affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, was captioned with the Persian word آتشافروز – "fire-starter."
