Israel asserts that Iran's Supreme Leader, Khamenei, has died after reportedly being 'discovered in debris'

28 February 2026 , 20:21

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Israel asserts that Iran's Supreme Leader, Khamenei, has died after reportedly being 'discovered in debris'

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly been found dead in the rubble of his compound following US-Israel strikes in Tehran.

A senior Israeli official told Reuters Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes dubbed ‘Operation Epic Fury’.

The supreme leader was the intended target of the strikes, with Donald Trump urging the people of Iran to ‘rise up’.

Trump said: ‘When we are finished, take over your government, it will be yours to take.

‘This will be, probably, your only chance for generations. For many years, you have asked for America’s help, but you never got it.

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‘No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight.’

Meanwhile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Iranian citizens ‘to flood the streets and finish the job’.

Earlier today the country’s foreign ministry said Khamenei had been found ‘safe and sound’.

But Netanyahu has said there are ‘growing signs’ he has been killed.

Emily Hughes