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哈梅内伊

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遇害

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引发

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对

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地区

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长期

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混乱

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的

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担忧

Iran confirmed on Sunday that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei died in a US-Israeli airstrike the day before.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said he was devout throughout his life, loved Iran, and opposed foreign control.

Iran then declared 40 days of national mourning, and many people took to the streets to express their anger.

Iranian officials stated they would take strong retaliatory actions against the US and Israel.

The Israeli military said it deployed many warplanes to strike multiple targets in Iran; Iran also launched missiles or drones toward Israel and some neighboring countries, causing casualties and damage.

Iran also reported that a girls' elementary school in the south was attacked, resulting in severe casualties.

To avoid a power vacuum, Iran established a three-person transitional committee to handle national affairs.

Many analysts worry that this conflict will escalate, pushing the Middle East into a more dangerous and unpredictable phase, with the region possibly facing long-term instability.