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Israel, US strikes hit building of body to elect new Iran supreme leader: Iranian media

Israeli and US strikes hit the Tehran building of a body tasked with electing Iran’s new supreme leader, local media reported, according to AFP.

“The American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom,” south of Tehran, according to the Tasnim news agency.

Local media showed footage of the building severely damaged in the strikes.

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