Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has died. What are the reactions on the ground?

France 24 · Mar 1, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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On March 1st, at 00:40 Tehran time, Donald Trump announced that the US and Israeli armies had killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. How did he die? What are the reactions on the ground? Details by Ava Luquet and FRANCE 24's correspondent in Tehran, Siavosh Ghazi.

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