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Iran's supreme leader Khamenei killed, Iranian state media confirm

AL-MONITOR
Feb 28, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 2, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 2, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo — Office of the Iranian Supreme Le

March 1 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in Israeli and US strikes, Iranian state media said on Sunday.

(Reporting by Yomna Ehab and Hatem Maher)

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