Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Confirmed Dead in Israel-US Strike on Tehran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed on February 28, 2026, in a targeted Israel-U.S. airstrike on his fortified compound in Tehran, ending his 36-year rule amid Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury. Confirmation & Trump Reaction Iranian state media verified Khamenei’s death after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth
