Iranian state media has confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during the strikes the United States and Israel conducted on the country. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports from the White House on what impact the leader's death could have on the country and region.
They actually let him stay in his house? Did they want him as a martyr or something?
He was 86 years old and dying. I’d want to stay in my own house too
At that point he might have just wanted to go out on his own terms, and martyred by the USA are great terms to go out on by his ideology. I wouldn’t be surprised if this strengthens the resolve of the true believers.