Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Officially Confirmed Dead by State Television
Tehran. Iran's state television has officially confirmed the death of the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state-controlled television announced a short time ago that Khamenei is no longer in this world.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump had also stated that Khamenei had been killed.
The US and Israel jointly attacked Iran on Saturday. The attack also targeted Khamenei's residence. Reports indicate that he died during that incident.
He held the supreme power in Iran since 1989. He is the longest-serving leader in Iran's history after Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East.
Khamenei was a close disciple of Iran's spiritual and political leader, Ayatollah Khomeini. He played a significant role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Before the revolution, he was arrested 6 times for opposing the Shah's rule and spent 3 years in exile.
Before becoming the Supreme Leader, he served as the third President of Iran. He led the country during the Iran-Iraq War, and during that time, his relationship with the Iranian military unit 'Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' strengthened.
He was known as a radical and hardliner leader.
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