Photos show rubble and mourning in Iran’s capital after US and Israeli airstrikes

TEHRAN (AP) — The U.S. and Israeli bombardment of Iran has sent smoke plumes rising above Tehran and left buildings in ruins as residents of the Iranian capital have mourned the death of the country’s supreme leader, who was killed in the strikes.

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