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Khameni's killing raises old questions about U.S. assassinating foreign leaders

NPR | By Ryan Lucas
Published March 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM CDT

The killing of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raises questions about whether the U.S. as a democracy should be in the business of assassinating foreign leaders.

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