Trump says Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in US-Israeli attack

Ali Khamenei — An 'unusual sort of dictator' — killed at 86

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989, has been killed by an Israeli airstrike at the age of 86. During his rule, he fought hard to prevent the modernization of the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei dies, killed in joint US–Israeli Attack

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died at the age of 86 in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, state media confirmed. As the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1989, Khamenei was at the heart of the regime’s hardline positions on an Islamic society which persisted despite domestic discontent and protests. His foreign policy decisions made him a key player in the tumultuous politics of the Middle East, earning him some allies and many powerful foes.

Iranian state TV confirms supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead

US and Israeli forces pounded Islamic Republic with ‘massive’ strikes, drawing retaliatory attacks on Israel, UAE and Saudi Arabia

🔴 Iran's state TV confirms death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Iran confirms supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed

Tehran launches retaliatory strikes on Israel, Saudi Arabia and UAE following joint US-Israeli operation

What to know about Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

When targeted by nationwide protests early this year, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei unleashed the bloodiest crackdown of his nearly four decades in power. But now a US or Israeli military strike may have ended his rule. There was no immediate Iranian comment about him Saturday after US President Donald Trump said Khamenei was dead. Israeli officials also told reporters earlier that he was killed in a major new attack by US and Israeli forces. The 86-year-old Khamenei tried to...