Obituary: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader and dominant political figure for decades
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-03-01 23:17 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Religion, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, World News
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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Saturday in US-Israeli air strikes, was a key figure in Iranian political life for more than 40 years, and the country’s political and religious figurehead since 1989.
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