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Trump claims Iran’s leaders are ‘gone’, says no one knows who is in charge

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  • US President Donald Trump has claimed that no one knows who is currently running Iran.
  • He alleged that Iran's top leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have been killed.
  • Trump also stated that the United States is ready for direct negotiations with Iran.

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Tensions between the United States and Iran have remained high, with US President Donald Trump recently referring to an 8-month-long conflict. Amid this backdrop, Trump has made significant, unconfirmed claims about the status of Iran's leadership, creating further uncertainty about the situation in the country.

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US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran's leaders have been 'killed' and that 'nobody knows who is running the country.' He also alleged that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was eliminated in a US-Israeli attack on February 28.

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