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  "path": "/2026/02/28/world/middleeast/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T03:32:52.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nytimes.com",
  "tags": [
    "United States International Relations",
    "Deaths (Obituaries)",
    "Clergy",
    "Human Rights and Human Rights Violations",
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  "textContent": "As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.",
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