Inside the US-Israel plan to assassinate Iran’s Khamenei

Al JazeeraCenterEN 6 min read 100% complete by Shola LawalMarch 3, 2026 at 03:48 PM

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In March 2026, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in joint US and Israeli air strikes in Iran. The strikes, which also killed senior military officials, including members of the IRGC, were reportedly expedited due to CIA-shared location intelligence. The assassination occurred after more than three decades of Khamenei's leadership, marked by both economic resilience amid sanctions and violent suppression of mass protests. As of Monday, the strikes resulted in 787 confirmed deaths across the country, including 165 schoolgirls and staff killed in a strike on a school in Minab city. Khamenei had served as Iran's leader in two capacities since 1981, first as president and then as supreme leader after the death of Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989.

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Key Player Opposition Context

Iranian Red Crescent 30% Minab 30% Iraq 40% Rohollah Khomeini 50% Tehran ×360% Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 60% Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 70% United States ×480% Israel ×480% Iran ×690% Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ×5100%

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ayatollah khamenei 90% us military action 80% iran assassination 80% us foreign policy 80% us-israel alliance 70% middle east politics 70% iranian revolution 60% iranian government 60% israel-palestine conflict 50% iran nuclear program 40%

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Iran

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