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Watch: Rubio says there's indications that Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive
State Secretary Marco Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday and said that there are indications that Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive, expanding on the communication methods being used to negotiate with Tehran.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, Watch: Rubio says there’s indications that Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive, State Secretary Marco Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday and said that there are indications that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive, expanding on the communication methods being used to negotiate with Tehran.
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- Watch: Rubio says there's indications that Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is aliveCBS News - 2026-06-02T16:19:24+00:00
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