Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Dies at 86
As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.
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Among those killed in strikes, according to the U.S. and Israel, were Iran’s supreme leader and three of his top military commanders.
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The supreme leader organized his existence around one big idea: resistance.
The United States and Israel launched a major assault that reportedly has killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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At least one gathering of senior officials and military leaders was hit, but it was not immediately clear whether the effort to kill them had succeeded.