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Iran responds by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries that host US military bases.
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As Iran's second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran's footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
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Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his Tehran compound, according to four Israeli security officials briefed on the matter.
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President Donald Trump announced that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Saturday after the U.S. and Israel launched a predawn assault.
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Among those killed in strikes, according to the U.S. and Israel, were Iran's supreme leader and three of his top military commanders.
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The United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran overnight. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly discusses the attacks with NPR's Daniel Estrin and Greg Myre.
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Esmail Baghaei joins ABC News following US and Israeli strikes on Iran early Saturday morning
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