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Iran\u2019s President Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a> has declared that avenging the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is both a \u201clegitimate duty and right\u201d of the Islamic Republic, following joint US\u2013Israeli strikes that killed the 86-year-old leader.In a statement carried by state television, Pezeshkian said, \u201cThe Islamic Republic of Iran considers it its legitimate duty and right to avenge the perpetrators and masterminds of this historic crime.\u201dHe further described Khamenei\u2019s killing as a \u201cdeclaration of war against Muslims\u201d. Calling it the assassination of \u201cthe highest political authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a prominent leader of Shiism worldwide,\u201d Pezeshkian said it was \u201cperceived as an open declaration of war against Muslims, and particularly against Shiites, everywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Iranian state television and the IRNA news agency confirmed Khamenei\u2019s death early Sunday. US President Donald Trump<\/a> had announced the killing hours earlier, saying it gave Iranians their \u201cgreatest chance\u201d to \u201ctake back\u201d their country.The killing came after what Trump described as \u201cheavy and pinpoint bombing\u201d targeting Iranian military and governmental sites. The strikes mark the second time in eight months that Washington has attacked Iran during talks over its nuclear programme.Khamenei, who held final authority over all major state matters, leaves behind no publicly confirmed successor. His death is widely seen as creating a serious leadership vacuum and raising fears of regional instability. <\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned it would launch its \u201cmost intense offensive operation\u201d ever against Israel and US bases, according to news agency AP. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf called US and Israeli leaders \u201cfilthy criminals\u201d who would face \u201cdevastating blows\u201d.Across the region, unrest followed. In Pakistan\u2019s Karachi, at least six people were killed when protesters stormed the US Consulate. Tens of thousands also demonstrated in Kashmir and denounced the Iranian Supreme Leader’s killing, chanting slogans against the US and Israel.Hamas mourned Khamenei\u2019s death, describing the strike as a \u201cheinous\u201d US\u2013Israeli attack, according to AFP. Islamic Jihad called it a \u201cwar crime\u201d committed in a \u201ctreacherous and malicious attack\u201d.Meanwhile, Iran has faced a near-total internet blackout for a second day, with NetBlocks saying connectivity had dropped to just 1 per cent of normal levels.As missile exchanges continue and threats escalate, Pezeshkian\u2019s statement signals that Tehran sees the killing not just as an attack on its leadership, but as a turning point that could reshape the conflict across the Middle East.<\/div>\n\n

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