Sunday 01 / March / 2026
Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike this morning, US President Donald Trump said.
“He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that could have been killed along with him, could do,” Trump said.
Trump said that he is hearing that many of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), “Military and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us.”
He said that "heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week, or as long as necessary to achieve our objective of" peace in the Middle East and the world.
Iran state TV confirms death of Khamenei
Iranian state-run television has confirmed the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Khamenei, 86, had ruled the country since 1989, when he succeeded Iran's first supreme leader under the Islamic Republic that was established in 1979, Ruhollah Khomeini.
Khamenei was killed at his office early on Saturday, the broadcasts said. Iranian media said the country will now enter a period of 40 days of mourning.
Seven high-ranking Iranian officials killed in strikes: IDF
Seven senior Iranian officials were killed as part of the joint Israeli-US strikes this morning, Israel's military said in a statement.
The list of officials killed includes Ali Shamkhani, Supreme Leader Khamenei's senior advisor, and Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh.
