In the West the term has become synonymous with [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini]] who led the revolution that overthrew the [[Shah of Iran]], Mohammmad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979.
In the West the term has become synonymous with [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini]] who led the revolution that overthrew the [[Shah of Iran]], Mohammmad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979.
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Khomeini's successor, Grand Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] was killed in joint [[US]]-[[Israel]]i airstrike on February 28, 2025.<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-dozens-of-top-iranians-killed-within-seconds-of-khamenei-as-cia-role-emerges/</ref>
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Khomeini's successor, Grand Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] was killed in a joint [[US]]-[[Israel]]i airstrike on February 28, 2025.<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-dozens-of-top-iranians-killed-within-seconds-of-khamenei-as-cia-role-emerges/</ref>