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U.S.-Israeli strikes create a power vacuum in Iran
Following Khamenei's death, Tehran's hard-line military corps is expected to take control.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members march
U.S. aims to 'permanently extinguish' Iran's nuclear ambitions, Karoline Leavitt says
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The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with Israel's public broadcaster reporting that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been targeted, as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states and Israel.
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Iran retaliation is isolating Tehran and angering Mideast neighbors, sources say

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