News is knowledge, Knowledge is news / Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Is Dead at 86 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 37 years and the architect of the Islamic Republic’s transformation into a formidable regional power, was killed on February 28, 2026, during joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran. He was 86. Iranian state media confirmed his death early on March 1, describing it as “martyrdom” after he was struck in his office while carrying out official duties. A tearful state television presenter announced a 40-day period of public mourning and seven days of public holiday. President Donald Trump, who had authorized the strikes as part of a broader campaign aimed at regime change, declared on Truth Social: “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead.” Israeli officials confirmed that the operation, codenamed part of “Operation Epic Fury,” targeted Khamenei’s compound in central Tehran alongside military sites...
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