Iran latest: Supreme leader Ayatollah
Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes,
says senior official
Posted By: Moritz55, 2/28/2026 3:13:28 PM
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the clerical ruler who transformed Iran into one of the Middle East’s dominant powers, was killed by US-Israeli strikes on Saturday, a senior Israeli government source has told The Independent. The source confirmed that he had been killed by the joint US-Israeli airstrikes which flattened his compound. The US launched a “major combat operation” overnight, Donald Trump said on Saturday. The Israeli military later confirmed that 200 warplanes were involved in attacking Iran. The Iranian Supreme Leader's office accused the country's enemies of "mental warfare" following the Israeli claims.
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In a post on Truth Social, he declared, “We are locked and loaded and ready to go.”
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Iran latest: Supreme leader Ayatollah
Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes,
says senior official 16 replies
Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes,
says senior official 16 replies
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the clerical ruler who transformed Iran into one of the Middle East’s dominant powers, was killed by US-Israeli strikes on Saturday, a senior Israeli government source has told The Independent.
The source confirmed that he had been killed by the joint US-Israeli airstrikes which flattened his compound. The US launched a “major combat operation” overnight, Donald Trump said on Saturday. The Israeli military later confirmed that 200 warplanes were involved in attacking Iran.
The Iranian Supreme Leader's office accused the country's enemies of "mental warfare" following the Israeli claims.
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Iran Raises the ‘Red Flag of Revenge’
Over Jamkaran Mosque After Death of Ayatollah Khamenei 16 replies
Over Jamkaran Mosque After Death of Ayatollah Khamenei 16 replies
The regime of the imams is trying to show defiance after the crushing blow of Khamenei’s death.
While many observers look for ‘offramps’ for the US, Israel and Iran to cease the war that’s setting the whole Middle East on fire, signs on the ground suggest the hostilities may go on for a long time.
Following the death of its supreme spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranians have raised the ‘red flag of revenge’ above the Jamkaran Mosque, located in the city of Qom. “According to several media reports, a red banner, which symbolizes justice and revenge in Shiite tradition, was seen atop the Jamkaran Mosque.
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