Developing | Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei confirmed dead by state media after US, Israel strikes
Accounts of Iran’s leadership being decimated remain sharply contested, as Beijing expresses ‘deep concern’ over on-going situation
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, Iran’s state media has reported.
Earlier Iranian media reported on Sunday that the daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter of Khamenei were killed in US and Israeli airstrikes.
“After establishing contact with informed sources in the Supreme Leader’s household, the news of the martyrdom of the daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter of the Revolutionary Leader has unfortunately been confirmed,” the Fars News Agency reported.
“This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country,” Trump said.
He added that many of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, military, and security forces are reportedly seeking “immunity from us”, urging them to work with “Iranian patriots” to restore the country.
He said bombing operations will continue “as long as necessary” to achieve “peace throughout the Middle East and the world”.