BREAKING: Israel Says Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei is DEAD
This just in: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is dead, according to Israeli sources.
Multiple outlets report that he was killed in the U.S.-Israeli strikes led by President Trump.
Here are the details:
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Ayatollah Khamenei, the brutal, longtime Supreme Leader of Iran, has been KlLLED during Trump’s operation in Iran, per multiple reports
Israeli officials tell the Times of Israel that Khamenei’s body was found in the rubble, and Netanyahu has seen videos of… pic.twitter.com/GbcqOBNJ1w
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 28, 2026
MAJOR BREAKING: Ayatollah Khamenei, the brutal, longtime Supreme Leader of Iran, has been KlLLED during Trump’s operation in Iran, per multiple reports
Israeli officials tell the Times of Israel that Khamenei’s body was found in the rubble, and Netanyahu has seen videos of the body, per N12 news.
Awaiting confirmation from the US government.
Today’s strikes absolutely annihilated Khamenei’s compound.
An Israeli official told Reuters that his body was found in the rubble:
The United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades on Saturday, and Israel said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed in the operation.
Khamenei’s body has been found, a senior Israeli official told Reuters. Iran called the strikes unprovoked and illegal and responded with missiles fired at Israel and at least seven other countries, including Gulf states that host U.S. bases.
Israeli media is also reporting that Khamenei is dead, per The Times of Israel:
Israel “assesses” that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was likely killed in an Israeli strike earlier today, Channel 12 says, citing unnamed Israeli sources. It says there are “growing indications” to this effect.
There is no official confirmation of the report.
The TV station had minutes earlier said the Israeli assessment was that Khamenei was “hurt at the very least, ” and that this was not an assessment based on satellite imagery showing Khamenei’s presidential compound being flattened, but rather on information from unnamed sources.
If true, this is huge.
It marks an end to 86-year-old Khamenei’s long reign of terror.
Axios noted:
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike Saturday as part of a massive joint military operation between the U.S. and Israel, Israel’s ambassador to Washington told U.S. officials.
An Israeli official confirmed to Axios that Khamenei is dead, according to Israeli intelligence.
Why it matters: The 86-year-old Khamenei led Iran for 35 years, making him one of the world’s longest-serving authoritarian rulers. His death is a massive blow to the regime and could accelerate its collapse, which U.S. and Israeli officials have stated as a goal of their operation.
The big picture: Khamenei’s killing sets off an immediate succession crisis with no clear answer.
Under Iran’s constitution, a council of clerics is meant to select a new supreme leader — but Israel’s strikes also targeted senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders and political leaders, leaving the regime’s chain of command in disarray.
Israeli officials say they assess the Iranian minister of defense and the commander of the IRGC were also among those killed in targeted strikes on Saturday.
However, at this time, the U.S. government has neither confirmed or denied the reports.
Khamenei’s son-in-law and daugher-in-law were also killed during the strikes.
This clip from Fox News has more:
🚨 BREAKING: The son-in-law and daughter-in-law of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei were KlLLED in today’s strikes, per a Tehran City Council Member
The Khamenei compound was LEVELED by US and Israeli forces.
We’ve STILL not heard anything on the Ayatollah’s condition pic.twitter.com/5soYenAGZ2
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 28, 2026
We’ll keep you updated as more information comes in.
