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  "path": "/2026/02/28/iran-confirms-khamenei-is-dead/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T01:43:18.000Z",
  "site": "https://politicalwire.com",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "Iranian state media announced early on Sunday that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed, the New York Times reports. From the statement: “To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return.”",
  "title": "Iran Confirms Khamenei Is Dead"
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