Iran War

Iran’s Leader Khamenei Killed During US–Israeli Attack

The U.S. and Israel launched a major aerial bombardment targeting Iran’s leadership and military sites. Several top Iranian officials were killed, Israel said.
Iran’s Leader Khamenei Killed During US–Israeli Attack
A man holds a picture of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reading "ELIMINATED" as members of the Iranian community and supporters celebrate in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2026. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Jacki Thrapp
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Iranian leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the U.S.-Israeli strikes, Iranian state media confirmed hours after President Donald Trump announced his death on social media.

“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 have been killed along with him, could do,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform on Feb. 28.

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