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War on Iran: Iranian state media confirms death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Fresh strikes have rocked Tehran, hours after US President Donald Trump warned Iran of a "force that has never been seen before” if Tehran retaliated against the assassination of its supreme leader. Iran confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in his office in the early hours of Feb 28 in the first wave of joint American-Israeli airstrikes. The head of the Revolutionary Guard and several senior officials were also killed. AP correspondent Jon Gambrell reports for CNA from Dubai.

Fresh strikes have rocked Tehran, hours after US President Donald Trump warned Iran of a "force that has never been seen before” if Tehran retaliated against the assassination of its supreme leader. Iran confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in his office in the early hours of Feb 28 in the first wave of joint American-Israeli airstrikes. The head of the Revolutionary Guard and several senior officials were also killed. AP correspondent Jon Gambrell reports for CNA from Dubai.

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