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Following the leaders of Syria and Venezuela, another despotic regime has been left without its head — Iran. Ali Khamenei was killed in missile strikes, a fact confirmed by the remaining leadership in the country. The trio of nations had been “good” friends of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, but his circle of allies is shrinking before his eyes.
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