Iranian state media confirms death of Supreme Leader Khamenei

World News Iranian state media confirms death of Supreme Leader Khamenei Published on March 1, 2026 By Matthew Atungwu googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Iranian state media on Sunday confirmed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in Israeli and US strikes. DAILY POST had reported that this followed the attack launched by the Israeli military and the US on the Middle East country on Saturday. Khamenei was born April 19, 1939, in Mashhad, eastern Iran. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); He was among the Islamist activists who played a central role in the 1979 revolution that overthrew the US-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump had said that Khamenei was unable to avoid US intelligence and tracking systems. “The supreme leader 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,” Trump announced. Don't Miss US Central Command denies Iranian claims of 50 American service personnel death You may like US Central Command denies Iranian claims of 50 American service personnel death Ali Khamenei’s death: Uninterrupted heavy bombing will continue in Iran – Trump Trump dragging US, American people into war with Iran – Kamala Harris Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed dead after Israeli strike War: Canada backs US, Israel on military action against Iran Tension heightens as UK officially joins US, Israel in war against Iran

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