The 86-year-old Khamenei tried to avert such strikes as the US built up its military presence in the region to pressure Tehran over its nuclear programme
Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news agency did not report a cause of death for the 86-year-old. The assassination put the future of the Islamic Republic in doubt
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The strikes came two days after the latest US-Iran talks as Trump had pressured Tehran for a deal to constrain its nuclear programme
Saturday's strikes came after a series of past provocative actions against Iran that resulted in limited blowback, which seemed to inform Trump's risk calculation
Trump justified the action as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons or developing missiles capable of reaching the US
Countries in Europe and the West Asia used careful wording, avoiding perceptions that they either support unilateral American action or are directly condemning the United States