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Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme leader, Is Dead

25 pointsby us321today at 7:54 PM6 commentsview on HN

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wrstoday at 8:21 PM

> As Supreme Leader, he holds ultimate authority over all branches of government, the military and the judiciary in the Shi'ite Islamic republic.

Hmm, just substitute another religion and that's pretty much the publicly expressed goal of the Republican party.

comrade1234today at 8:21 PM

The ayatollah is dead. Long live the ayatollah.

skybriantoday at 8:11 PM

It doesn't seem to be confirmed. I think I'll wait a bit on this one.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/world/middleeast/israel-i...

> Israel and Iran each gave conflicting reports about whether Ayatollah Khamenei had likely been killed in a strike.

> In a televised speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said “there are many indications" that the supreme leader had been killed in an attack, which he said, destroyed the “compound of the tyrant Khamenei.”

> About the same time Mr. Netanyahu was speaking, Esmaeil Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry told ABC News that Ayatollah Khamenei was “safe and sound.”

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redditwhattoday at 8:20 PM

What incredible news!

xvxvxtoday at 8:13 PM

‘President Donald Trump says action will give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers‘

Who wants to come help the US out?

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technate4evatoday at 8:17 PM

The bankers' empire is desperate. lol