Trump says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead after US-Israeli attacks

DEVELOPING STORY, Iran’s Tasnim and Mehr news agencies report that Khamenei remains ‘steadfast and firm in commanding the field’.Published On 28 Feb 2026United States President Donald Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead after Israeli-US attacks on Iran.Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform that 86-year-old Khamenei was killed in the joint US-Israeli strikes, which began early on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 100 peoplelist 2 of 3World reacts to US, Israel attack on Iran, Tehran retaliationlist 3 of 3Inside Israel’s ‘normal’: Triumphalism and calm mix after attack on Iranend of list“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,” the US president wrote.“This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country,” he said. “Hopefully, the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots.”Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed there were “growing signs” that Khamenei had been killed.Additionally, the Reuters news agency, citing an unnamed senior Israeli official, reported that Khamenei’s body has ⁠been located.But Iran’s Tasnim and Mehr news agencies reported that Khamenei remained “steadfast and firm in commanding the field”.In what appeared to be a response to the claims, the head of public relations at Khamenei’s office accused the country’s enemies of “mental warfare”.“The enemy is resorting to mental warfare; all should be aware,” the official was quoted as saying by Iranian state media.Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi said there has so far been no official confirmation of Khamenei’s killing from Tehran.