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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, 1939-2026
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, 1939-2026

Financial Times · Mar 1, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Hardline cleric who led Islamic Republic since 1989 projected power across the region and suppressed protests at home

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