Iran’s Ali Khamenei, who based iron rule on fiery hostility to US and Israel, dies at 86

By Parisa Hafezi

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Reuters) – The 36-year rule of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei built Iran into a powerful anti-U.S. force, spreading its military sway across the Middle East, while using an iron fist to crush repeated unrest at…