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Breaking:Iran’s Supreme Leader killed in joint US Israeli strikes, Trump says…
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in a joint American and Israeli strike, US president Donald Trump says.
“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Satellite images showed damage to Khamenei’s compound in Tehran earlier on Saturday following the raids, and the Israeli prime minister said there were growing signs he was “gone”. Iranian state media later confirmed his death.
Dozens of people were reportedly killed across the country. In response, Iran launched attacks throughout the Middle East, with strikes reported in a number of countries with US bases or allied to the US.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump said: “This is not only justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans.”
“He [Khamenei] was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do.
“This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country,” Trump added.
“The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective,” he warned.
Initially, Iranian state media denied Khamenei was dead, with the Tasnim and Mehr news agencies saying he was “steadfast and firm in commanding the field”.
But it was later confirmed in an address by a tearful presenter, who said the country would enter 40 days of mourning.
