Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been “martyred,” state news agencies have announced

Iranian state media have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the ongoing joint US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.

Multiple news agencies, including Tasnim, Mehr, and Press TV, announced early on Sunday that the 86-year-old leader had been “martyred” in the attack.

“The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint attack by the criminal America and the Zionist regime,” the official statement said.

“At the moment of the martyrdom, he was carrying out his assigned duties and was present at…

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