This NPR News segment covers the aftermath of the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, triggering a cycle of retaliatory strikes between Iran and the U.S. The episode underscores the geopolitical volatility, economic ripple
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