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Israel targets Iranian leaders in strikes Sunday, as Iran vows revenge for death of supreme leader

People watches from rooftop as a plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Israel targeted the remnants of Iran’s military leadership in aerial bombardments on Tehran early Sunday, as the Islamic republic continued retaliatory airstrikes on Persian Gulf nations following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday.

Killing of Iran’s supreme leader triggers succession crisis, as U.S.-Israeli airstrikes continue

A government supporter holds a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a gathering after state TV officially announced the death of Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by U.S. and Israeli forces on Saturday has triggered a succession crisis in the Islamic republic that has implications for Iran’s future and regional stability.

A government supporter holds a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a gathering after state TV officially announced the death of Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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This handout image from the U.S. Navy shows an EA-18G Growler landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 23, 2026. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy via AP)

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