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Iran strikes day 2: Trump threatens more hits, Khamenei dead and Israel mounts new attacks
Beijing says the killing of Iran’s supreme leader is ‘a grave violation of Iran’s sovereignty and security’
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Iran has confirmed the death of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in US and Israeli air strikes on the weekend, raising questions for the next leader of a country in a region bracing for further attacks.
US President Donald Trump called Khamenei “one of the most evil people in history” and said the strikes delivered justice for Iranians, Americans and others “killed or mutilated” by him.
As the US and Israeli attacks on Iran entered a second day, Tehran declared a seven-day public holiday and 40 days of public mourning for Khamenei’s death.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also targeted Israel and the US bases in the Middle East with what it called “the most devastating offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic”.
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