BREAKING: Iran”s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is Confirmed DEAD – Israeli Officials Say His Body Has Been Found

February 28, 2026

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is currently in hiding / photo via a previous sermon

Israeli officials have reported that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead after the US and Israel’s strikes on Iranian targets.

Per the BBC, Netanyahu said there are “growing signs” that he didn’t survive.

Israeli officials are also reporting that Khamenei was killed, and that his body was found.

Israeli ambassador to Washington Yechiel Leiter told U.S. officials that Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been killed in the Israeli strike on his compound, a source with knowledge said

— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) February 28, 2026

Fox News said on X that Khamenei is “confirmed dead.”

BREAKING: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed dead after Israeli strike. pic.twitter.com/93y4aFHyod

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Per Reuters:

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.

More from Axios:

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 their explicit goal.

This is a developing story. 

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