Tehran, March 1 – Iran's state media confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in attacks by the US and Israel. The Iranian government announced a 40-day mourning period following the report of his death.
Iranian state media confirmed on Sunday that Khamenei was killed in airstrikes by the US and Israel.
Four relatives of Khamenei, including his daughter, grandson, and son-in-law, were also killed in the attacks, according to reports from Iran's Fars News Agency, citing sources.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that the Iranian Supreme Leader had been killed in joint US-Israeli strikes, calling it the "greatest opportunity" for Iranians to regain control of their country.
"Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead," Trump said in a statement. He called it "Justice for the people of Iran" and for "all great Americans, and people from many countries around the world who have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty thugs."
Trump said that Khamenei "was unable to avoid our intelligence and highly sophisticated tracking systems, and, working closely with Israel, there was nothing he, or the other leaders who were killed along with him, could do."
Meanwhile, Trump said that the massive military campaign against Iran would continue.
"The heavy and pinpoint bombing will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week, or as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!" Trump said in the post.
Trump reiterated his earlier call for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, armed forces, and police to lay down their weapons in exchange for immunity.
In an interview with NBC News earlier on Saturday, Trump said that "most" of Iran's senior leadership is "gone," saying: "The people who make all the decisions, most of them are gone."
Israeli media on Saturday also reported that Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks and his body has been found.
