Photos of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei after he was killed in US-Israeli attack

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei succeeded the founder of the Islamic Revolution in 1989. He was killed in an attack by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed early Sunday.

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