Iranian media confirms death of Ayatollah Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes

2026-03-01 - 01:44

Shafaq News- Tehran The Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes targeting Tehran on Saturday, the state-run Iranian TV announced. The semi-official Fars News Agency said the attack also killed Khamenei’s daughter, his son-in-law, and his granddaughter, in addition to one of his daughters-in-law. Khamenei assumed power in 1989 following the death of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and held authority over the judiciary, state media, and all security forces, including the IRGC. Earlier, the Israeli army also said it killed several senior Iranian security and military officials in airstrikes targeting two locations in Tehran, including Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme Defense Council, and Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) This is a breaking story..