NEWSFLASH: Iran's Supreme Leader dead, Israel and Trump say

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s reported death raises urgent questions about regime stability in Iran and how a successor will be chosen

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The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead, President Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The deaths come after joint military strikes carried out by U.S. and Israeli forces on Saturday morning, targeting sites across multiple Iranian cities. Israeli forces attacked multiple parts of the capital city, Tehran, targeting a gathering of senior officials and military leaders.