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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated on Saturday, state media confirmed, after the United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iranian targets in decades.
Iranian state media announced Khamenei’s death on Sunday morning.
A senior Israeli official told Reuters earlier that the Iranian leader’s body had been found after a strike, while US President Donald Trump said the United States worked closely with Israel to target the man who led Iran since 1989.
Iran has called the strikes unprovoked and illegal and responded with missiles fired at Israel and at least seven other countries, including Gulf states that host US bases.
