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Trump officials say Iran was preparing to potentially launch preemptive attack on U.S.

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President Trump confirmed the death of Iran's supreme leader on Truth Social, saying, "one of the most evil people in History, is dead." CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on why the Trump administration says an attack was necessary now.

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