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Posted on March 1, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleIsraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu claims there are strong indications Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb 28. This follows strikes targeting Iran’s leadership, Revolutionary Guards, and nuclear infrastructure, with a looming power vacuum emerg
JERUSALEM, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that there were many signs suggesting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in Israeli-U.S. strikes in Iran.
"This morning we destroyed the compound of the tyrant Khamenei," Netanyahu said in a video statement, adding that for more than 30 years Khamenei had "dispatched terrorism across the world, made his own people miserable, and worked constantly and tirelessly on a program to annihilate the state of Israel".
"There are many signs that this tyrant is no longer. This morning we eliminated senior officials in the ayatollahs' regime, Revolutionary Guards commanders, senior figures in the nuclear programme - and we will continue. In the next few days, we will hit thousands more targets of the terror regime," Netanyahu said.
(Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Netanyahu claimed there are many signs suggesting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in Israeli-U.S. strikes.
Netanyahu stated that the compound of Khamenei, senior officials in the ayatollahs' regime, Revolutionary Guards commanders, and senior figures in the nuclear programme were targeted.
Netanyahu described Khamenei as dispatching terrorism, making his people miserable, and working on a program to annihilate Israel for over 30 years.
Netanyahu announced that thousands more targets of the 'terror regime' would be hit in the coming days.
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