With top figures dead, who is now running Iran?

Iran's veteran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the first strikes of the war. Iran's veteran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the first strikes of the war.

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• Iran's veteran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the first strikes of the war.
• Iran's veteran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the first strikes of the war. Iran's veteran Supreme
• Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the first strikes of the war.

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Why it matters

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• Iran's veteran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the first strikes of the war.
• Iran's veteran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the first strikes of the war. Iran's veteran Supreme
• Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the first strikes of the war.