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Israel targets Iranian leaders in strikes Sunday, as Iran vows revenge for death of supreme leader

Mar 1, 2026Center Right

Israel targeted the remnants of Iran's military leadership in aerial bombardments on Tehran early Sunday, as the Islamic republic continued retaliatory airstrikes on Persian Gulf nations following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday.

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