Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed; Iran vows revenge

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its top leader and sought to turn it into a regional powerhouse, bringing it into confrontation with Israel and the United States over its nuclear programme while crushing democracy protests, has been killed in US and Israeli strikes. Photo: AP

Satellite imagery shows smoke billowing from the compound of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Saturday. Photo: Airbus

Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its top leader and sought to turn it into a regional powerhouse, bringing it into confrontation with Israel and the United States over its nuclear programme while crushing democracy protests, has been killed in US and Israeli strikes. He was 86.

Iranian state media reported the death early Sunday, March 1, 2026, after a major attack launched by Israel and the United States. US President Donald J. Trump said hours earlier that Khamenei had been killed in the joint operation.

Iran has vowed revenge for the killing and launched missiles across the Middle East, including on US allies Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar.

At least nine people have been killed and 27 injured in a missile strike on the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, emergency services say.

One person has been killed in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, and and a death has also been reported in Kuwait. Dozens more people have been injured in strikes across the region.

Iranian state media reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claims to have attacked the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier with four ballistic missiles, but Centcom says Tehran's missiles "did not even come close"

Thousands of flights have been grounded to and from the region, in one of the most serious disruptions to global travel since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, casualties are mounting as US and Israeli forces trade strikes with Iran for the second day.

25 Responses to “Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed; Iran vows revenge”

yrral (01/03/2026, 14:11) Like (4) Dislike (5) Reply
Their will be retribution, especially killing him during the holy month,I do not subscribed to any religion,but the people that did it will reap what they sowed by his million of followers
- No there will not (01/03/2026, 16:58) Like (12) Dislike (15) Reply
  There will be no retribution ,these religious fanatics bring nothing but misery and hypocrisy to their people. Trump has been the best US President on the Middle East , he understands that they only respect and respond to strenght , not capitulation and accomadation .
  - Retribution (02/03/2026, 06:56) Like (11) Dislike (6) Reply
    Dude, “…the best US President on the Middle East” you say? Trump is the President who sees everything as a real estate development opportunity, Gaza as high-end waterfront. Something he can slap his name on. In gold. He gives F all about the people.
    - yrral (02/03/2026, 09:09) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
      Coward Britain got attacked in Cyprus Trump lied American died Google Pentagon Trump Iran Lies
    - yrral (02/03/2026, 11:33) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
      Maybe Starmer will buy you some use tampon Google British Attack In Cyprus
  - yrral (02/03/2026, 09:12) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    Oil are ablaze,the lousy British cannot defend themselves British military is useless as use tampon for a woman, liberate the Virgin Islands against a dying crown
    - @yrral (02/03/2026, 14:31) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      Maybe it's time for you to go back to the Middle East, where you are from, and fight the infidels.
  - To No there will not (02/03/2026, 10:29) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    And speaking of “religious fanatics”, many of Trumps influential supporters are Radical Right Wing (Non)Christian White Nationalists. They may wear their crosses proudly on their chests, but the policies they support have nothing to do with the teachings of Christ
bvibuzz (01/03/2026, 16:25) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
there goes might and power
Captain Obvious (01/03/2026, 17:04) Like (19) Dislike (3) Reply
Dude ordered the killing of 30 thousand protesters earlier this year, he was an evil man and the world is better off without him
- To Captain Obvious (02/03/2026, 12:01) Like (2) Dislike (5) Reply
  True that, but Orange Dude has amassed an armed private masked militia who killed American citizens who were protesting the way ICE/DHS were enacting the administration’s policies: pulling people off the streets, disappearing them, with no due process
  - Wrong (03/03/2026, 07:29) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    The only people I’ve killed were crazy liberals trying to run them over bin cars. Iran started this 47 years ago, all other Presidents said they would stop them from getting nukes, ONLY TRUMP had the balls to do it and he has now liberated the Iranian people who are celebrating world wide.
  - Captain Obvious (03/03/2026, 08:44) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    but trump is not a valid response, you guys have severe tds
yrral (01/03/2026, 20:21) Like (8) Dislike (8) Reply
Worthless British government,you gót 10 of thousands of their citizens under seizé by Írañ in the UAE ,why do you people live under the worthless crown in the Virgin Islands
- @yrral (02/03/2026, 11:41) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
  LOL "10 thousands of their citizens under seize," babahaha. dude has no idea what he is talking about... Keeps spewing your propaganda, you have no idea what you're talking about. One stray drone hit a base on Cyprus, and this dude think 10s of thousand people are under siege. Jokes..
  - yrral (02/03/2026, 16:07) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    You are under seize,your dying crown do not think.much of you to protect you from ,so how much you are worth to him
Rubber Duck (01/03/2026, 23:15) Like (2) Dislike (4) Reply
Free the drew
DON'T FORGET (02/03/2026, 06:51) Like (9) Dislike (11) Reply
About the Epstein file, trump n a lot more, needs to get locked up...they are all evil!
- Under Islam (02/03/2026, 10:07) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
  Under the regilion of Islam millions of prepubescent girls are forced to marry men many years older .Not all pracice the form of islam but most making their behavior equal to if not worse than Epstien so dont go after one without the other both are abhorrent.
@ don't forget (02/03/2026, 09:28) Like (7) Dislike (5) Reply
The attack on Iran was meant to distract from the Epstein affair. The media has termed it Epstein's War.
- Islam (02/03/2026, 10:56) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
  Millions of pre pubescent gilrs are forced into marriage every year by this religion making it equally as odious as anything Epstein did.
fact (02/03/2026, 09:43) Like (2) Dislike (3) Reply
When aliens land and ask Obama to "take them to your leader", he's going to Tump!
- yrral (04/03/2026, 20:16) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
  Dysfunctional White people are leading America,down to the path of destruction,their still lots of Black people like me ,that will be part of the final solution of Black Liberation, lots of Black people has the power of psychological pacification when dealing with Dysfunction White People
Gary Oak (02/03/2026, 12:09) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
Lets send all bvi "businessmen" to go and assist the usa in this war
yrral (04/03/2026, 12:21) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
Only people want this war is the Protocol of Genocidal Elders of Israel,Jews do not have conspire,they open do,it, wonder the Middle East US in blaze now and you gas prices are rising,this is not anti semetic when 93 percent of Jews openly support the war in al the land in the Middle East

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