President Donald Trump announced the death hours earlier, saying that he was giving the Iranians their "greatest opportunity" to "regain" their country.
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#IranConfirmsKhameneiIsDead The Supreme Leader of Iran dies in a major attack by the United States and Israel
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died in a major attack carried out by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed early Sunday, raising doubts about the future of the Islamic Republic and increasing the risk of regional instability.
State media reported that the 86-year-old man died in an airstrike on his complex in central Tehran. Satellite images from Airbus showed that the site was heavily bombarded.
His death in his office "demonstrated that he was always among the people and at the forefront of his responsibilities, confronting what officials call global arrogance," state television said.
"Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead," Trump wrote on social media. He warned of "intense and precise bombings" that would continue throughout the week and even beyond, as part of a lethal attack that the United States has justified as necessary to neutralize the country's nuclear capability. $BNB
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