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Khamenei death news live updates: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989 and a staunch adversary of the West, was killed in the initial wave of a large-scale US and Israeli assault that continued into a second day on Sunday, as the two allies moved against the Islamic Republic.
Iranian state television confirmed his death early Sunday, several hours after President Donald Trump announced the killing of the 86-year-old cleric, whom he called “one of the most evil people in History”.
Witnesses said that cheers rang out in parts of Tehran after Israeli reports first indicated Khamenei had been killed, while thick black smoke rose over the area where he was known to reside, according to AFP.
The strike followed weeks after Iranian authorities forcefully suppressed widespread protests, resulting in thousands of deaths.
Fresh explosions were heard across Tehran in the early hours, as Trump pledged to continue the offensive until the collapse of the Islamic Republic and called on security forces to refrain from intervening.
"This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country," Trump said in a statement.
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