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Trump says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead after US-Israeli strikes

Trump describes Khamenei as "one of the most evil people in history", reiterates his call for the Iranian people to "take back their country", and says the bombing of Iran will continue.

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