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  "path": "/world-nation/story/2026-03-09/why-irans-choice-of-supreme-leader-signals-defiance-against-u-s-israel",
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  "textContent": "The elevation of Mujtaba Khamenei to the post of supreme leader puts Iran on a relentlessly defiant path.",
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