US EditionTrump says Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei is dead, urges Iranians to ‘take back’ their country
President Trump announced the death of Iran's supreme leader, calling it justice and a chance for Iranians to reclaim their country amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli strikes.
- On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there is growing evidence Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, was killed in US‑Israeli airstrikes on Tehran.
- The operation targeted a senior leadership meeting at Khamenei's compound, Tehran, with Airbus satellite imagery showing heavy damage and smoke from the strike.
- Reports from Tehran show Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Khamenei is alive and strikes may have killed one or two commanders, while Tehran residents reacted with celebrations and chaos.
- The UN Security Council is preparing an emergency meeting while US President Donald Trump said, `'Bombs will be dropping everywhere,'` escalating regional tensions.
- Since 1989, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led Iran and commands key forces; Iran's top security officials said a leadership council will assume duties, while Tehran promised stronger retaliation soon.
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Missile exchanges widen after Khamenei killing
Iran and Israel traded further strikes on Sunday as the region absorbed the impact of the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint United States and Israeli assault. Iranian state media confirmed Khamenei’s death after heavy bombardment of Tehran and other cities. Satellite imagery reviewed by international outlets showed damage to his compound in the capital. The United States has named the campaign Operation Epic Fury…
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Latest developments as Iran lashes out after US-Israel strikes kill Khamenei
Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Sunday after vowing to avenge the death of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while Israel conducted fresh strikes on Tehran.
Senator Cotton says not a simple answer as to who will lead Iran now
CBS News – U.S. Senator for Arkansas Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that there’s “not a simple answer” as to who will lead Iran after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a massive U.S.-Israeli military operation a day earlier. “I don’t think anyone can give you a simple answer,” Cotton said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. “There’s probably a lot of jockeying inside of Iran right now; they…
Strikes on Iran Continue as Tehran Retaliates with Attacks on Israel, Gulf Countries
Residential buildings in ruins in Israel’s Beit Shemesh after an Iranian retaliatory airstrike. Credit: AMNA/EPA/ABIR SULTAN In the aftermath of Saturday’s U.S.-Israel strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, Tehran has continued to attack Israel and Gulf countries over the night and on Sunday while Israel has also continued its offensive on Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said the strikes on Tehran will only increase even more…
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