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Trump Says Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is Dead

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday afternoon that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was dead following the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump said in a statement on Truth Social. “This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS.”

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Trump said that “the heavy and pinpoint bombing” of Iran will continue “uninterrupted throughout the week” or “as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!”

Trump had announced at 2:30 a.m. Saturday that the U.S. and Israel had launched a major attack on Iran, which then retaliated with its own strikes on Israel as well as U.S. military bases throughout the region.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.