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For over 35 years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled Iran with an iron grip

For over 35 years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled Iran with an iron grip

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Both US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have raised the possibility of targeting Tehran's all-powerful leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. CNN's Melissa Bell takes a look at Khamenei's rise to power, and how the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran may put his decades-long rule to the test.

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