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Israeli officials say Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei believed dead in strikes

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Multiple Israeli officials told ABC News Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes.

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Al Jazeera
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli attacks: Reports (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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This is a breaking news story.
Blaze Media
Israeli officials say Khamenei is dead — and Trump appears to agree (opens Blaze Media)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Israeli sources suggest the key decapitation strike in Saturday's attacks was successful.
NBC New York
Trump says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead (opens NBC New York)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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In a phone call with NBC News, Trump said, "The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone, not only from the one attack, but from two others."
Al-Monitor
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, architect of regional expansion, declared dead (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during US and Israeli strikes after serving for 36 years as the Islamic Republic’s second supreme leader.
New York Post
Trump declares Khamenei dead, offers immunity to ayatollah’s supporters if they stopped fighting (opens New York Post)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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President Trump confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the American-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, calling it "justice."
ABC 13 Houston
Israeli officials say Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei believed dead in strikes (opens ABC 13 Houston)
Published Feb 28, 2026
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Multiple Israeli officials told ABC News Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes.
FOX 13 Tampa
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in strike, Trump says (opens FOX 13 Tampa)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday, President Trump announced.
Breitbart News
Fox News: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Is Dead (opens Breitbart News)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was allegedly assassinated during an Israeli air strike on his Tehran compound, Fox News reported.
Legal Insurrection
UPDATE: Ayatollah Khamenei Eliminated in Israeli Strike (opens Legal Insurrection)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Jerusalem Post: "Khamenei was assassinated in an Israeli strike on Tehran, with his body found under the rubble, senior Israeli officials were informed on Saturday evening."
ABC 7 San Francisco
Trump confirms Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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President Donald Trump has confirmed that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Townhall
Confirmed: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Is Dead (opens Townhall)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei confirmed dead after Israeli strikes; succession crisis unfolds.
Washington Examiner
Trump says Khamenei is dead (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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A photo of his body was shown to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an Israeli official said.
CNN
Iranian leader Khamenei is dead, Trump and Israeli sources say. Here’s what we know. (opens CNN)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader who ruled the country for almost four decades, has been killed, according to US President Donald Trump and two Israeli sources.
Insider
Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed during strikes on Iran (opens Insider)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Ayatollah Khamenei led Iran for nearly four decades before he was killed in a joint campaign by the US and Israel on Saturday.
WSVN Miami
Trump says Iran’s supreme leader is dead - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States,
The Guardian
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed by missile strike on Iran, says Donald Trump (opens The Guardian)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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US president posts on Truth Social that Iran’s supreme leader, ‘one of the most evil people in History, is dead’
ABC 7 Los Angeles
Israeli officials says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei believed dead, not US-confirmed (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Multiple Israeli officials told ABC News Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Just the News
Iran supreme leader and president are alive after US, Israel strikes: report (opens Just the News)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, said in an NBC News interview on Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are alive “as far as I know.”
FOX 29 Philadelphia
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in strike, Israel says (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday, Israeli leaders are saying.
WDIO Duluth
Israeli officials say Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has been killed. No word from US or Iran (opens WDIO Duluth)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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Israeli officials told The Associated Press that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. or Iran on his status. The assassination Saturday of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, would throw its future…
Breitbart News
Trump Confirms Reports Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Is Dead (opens Breitbart News)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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President Donald Trump confirmed reports that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed during an Israeli strike.
Independent Journal Review
BREAKING: Trump Confirms Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Is Dead (opens Independent Journal Review)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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President Donald Trump confirmed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during military strikes carried out Saturday by the
Al Jazeera
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: The leader who shaped Iran’s defiance (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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The supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has been killed in a joint US-Israeli air strikes on Saturday.
Al-Monitor
Trump says Iran’s Khamenei is dead (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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US President Donald Trump said that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed as US and Israeli strikes hit the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Saturday."Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Al-Monitor
Trump: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Feb 27, 2026
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President Donald Trump said the event marks the “single greatest chance” for the Iranian people to take their country back.

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