The Ayatollah is Dead
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday in joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that hammered Tehran, according to multiple Israeli officials and sources close to the operation.
The strikes hit the leader's compound and other key regime sites as part of a broader campaign against Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure. Israeli sources said Khamenei's body was recovered from the rubble.
President Trump confirmed Khamenei’s death in a post to Truth Social.
“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” the President wrote
Iranian state media pushed back, claiming the supreme leader was "steadfast and firm in commanding the field," but offered no proof he survived.
The death would end more than three decades of Khamenei's rule and throw the Islamic Republic into uncharted territory.
This is a developing story.