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This man Khamenei: Iran's ruthless revolutionary leader

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [AFP]

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, whose death was confirmed by state media on Sunday, was a pillar of the country's theocratic system since the Islamic revolution and saw off multiple crises over the decades, remaining defiant to the very end.

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