Iran's supreme leader Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in US-Israeli strikes, Iranian state media said on Sunday.

The state media announced 40 days of public mourning.

He was killed in the early hours of Saturday while he was in office.

Earlier, the state media announced that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law were killed in US-Israeli strikes.

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