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

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[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 month 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.