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The world’s autocrats, from Vladimir Putin to Xi Jinping, will surely be sleeping a little less easy after the death of Iran’s supreme leader in an operation backed by Donald Trump.

One person has died and seven have been injured after an “incident” at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed airport, while four were also hurt at Dubai International – reportedly due to an overnight Iranian attack.

The US and Israel have begun a war with the apparent aim of toppling Iran’s regime – and we are beginning to learn the consequences.

Congress to vote on Trump’s war powers in aftermath of Iran strikes  CNN

Iran live updates: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, state news media confirms  CNBC

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran  The Washington Post

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran  The Washington Post

The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.

How Trump’s Iran gamble breaks from past regime overthrows  Axios Opinion | Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President?  The New York Times Two months, two tracks: How Trump chose war with Iran  Axios Trump’s patience runs out: Inside the final days

Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.