Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed by missile strike on Iran, says Donald Trump

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 3 min read 100% complete by Andrew Roth in WashingtonFebruary 28, 2026 at 11:25 PM

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Donald Trump claimed that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli military operation launched on Saturday. Trump stated the operation, involving missile strikes and airstrikes, aims for regime change in Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Khamenei was dead and that his body had been recovered, while Israeli officials reported strikes against Iran's nuclear program. Trump claimed that many Iranian leaders were also killed, and that the Iranian military is seeking immunity. Iran's foreign minister initially claimed Khamenei and the president were alive, but Khamenei has not been heard from since the strikes began. The strikes have initiated a new regional conflict in the Middle East.

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Masoud Pezeshkian 30% Abbas Araghchi 40% Middle East 50% Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ×260% Benjamin Netanyahu ×270% Israel ×380% United States ×280% Iran ×790% Donald Trump ×390% Ali Khamenei ×8100%

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