Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is dead at 86

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is dead at 86

He played a behind-the-scenes role in Iran’s Islamic revolution, served as president in the 1980s and dominated the country for more than three decades.

Washington Post – World Washington Post – World | 28 Feb 2026 22:07
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