Iran foreign minister says Khamenei is alive ‘as far as I know’ after strikes targeted senior leadership

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

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Iranian officials have shunned reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the U.S.-Israeli military operation reportedly targeting him and other regime leaders. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said that “as far as I know,” both Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, another target of the strikes, are still alive, during an interview with NBC News. […]

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Iranian officials have shunned reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the U.S.-Israeli military operation reportedly targeting him and other regime leaders. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said that “as far as I know,” both Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, another target of the strikes, are still alive, during an interview with NBC News. […]