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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, and there is no clear successor to take his place.
Security forces stand guard near a portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in central Tehran, Iran, on March 2, 2026. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
Virginia Allen
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Virginia Allen is a senior news producer and podcast host for The Daily Signal. She is the co-host of The Daily Signal Podcast and Problematic Women.
