Khamenei’s wife dies after being wounded in strikes: Iranian media

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Iranian security forces stand guard on a street next to a billboard of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on March 2. Mr Khamenei's wife had been in a coms since strikes on Feb 28.

Iranian security forces stand guard on a street next to a billboard of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on March 2. Mr Khamenei's wife had been in a coma since strikes on Feb 28.

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- The wife of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died on Feb 2 after succumbing to wounds sustained during the US-Israeli attack, Iranian media reported.

Madam Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, 79, had been in a coma since

strikes on Feb 28 killed Mr Khamenei

, the Tasnim news agency said. AFP

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