US EditionIranian state media confirm death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
US-Israel strikes targeting Iran's nuclear program and leadership kill Supreme Leader Khamenei, leaving over 200 dead and sparking retaliation amid stated regime change goals.
- February 28, 2026, Iranian state media reported the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, aged 86, killed in U.S. and Israeli air strikes on his Tehran compound.
- Negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials as recently as Thursday showed talks ended without agreement, prompting the United States and Israel to launch coordinated strikes targeting Iranian leadership and nuclear sites.
- Satellite and local reports showed thirty bombs hit the compound, large explosions rocked Tehran around 9 a.m., and Israel military officials said roughly 500 sites were targeted across Iran.
- Iran retaliated by firing multiple waves of ballistic missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. military bases, the U.N. Security Council convened an emergency meeting, and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was disrupted.
- Khamenei's reported death leaves Iran with no designated successor and likely political uncertainty, as foreign ministers warn the stalled talks and strikes could spark a new, extensive war in the Middle East.
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