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Khamenei Killed: Iran Supreme Leader Reportedly Eliminated

US and Israeli strikes reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering a leadership vacuum and widespread instability across Tehran as factions scramble to name a successor and secure control

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6 - U.S. service members killed in Operation Epic Fury

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"We haven’t even started" — President Donald Trump

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Khamenei Killed: Iran Supreme Leader Reportedly Eliminated

Reports say Iran’s supreme leader was killed in the initial US‑Israeli campaign, triggering an immediate power vacuum. The developments have thrown Tehran into institutional turmoil and created urgent questions about succession and stability.

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