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Iranian state media confirms death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He was 86 years old and dying. I'd want to stay in my own house too

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 32 points 3 weeks ago

At that point he might have just wanted to go out on his own terms, and martyred by the USA are great terms to go out on by his ideology. I wouldn't be surprised if this strengthens the resolve of the true believers.