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Posted: 2019-06-25T09:01:36Z | Updated: 2019-06-25T10:56:34Z Ayatollah WHO?!?! Trump Announces Sanctions On Long-Dead Iranian Leader | HuffPost

Ayatollah WHO?!?! Trump Announces Sanctions On Long-Dead Iranian Leader

Twitter users call out the president for naming the wrong ayatollah.
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President Donald Trump on Monday announced a new round of sanctions on Iran, including measures targeting its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

At least, that’s the name in the White House transcript .

When he spoke, however, Trump said “Ayatollah Khomeini,” aka Ruhollah Khomeini, who led the country from 1979 until his death in 1989: 

The unexpected shout-out to the long-dead ruler caused Khomeini’s name to trend on Twitter Monday afternoon and evening:  

 

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