{"id":3866,"date":"2026-02-28T21:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3866"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:23:01","slug":"irans-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-has-been-killed-says-senior-israeli-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3866","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, says senior Israeli official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, says senior Israeli official\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/01\/breaking-news-2.webp?height=1024&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>BREAKING<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died, according to a senior Israeli official quoted by Reuters and The Telegraph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>No confirmation of Khamenei&#8217;s death has yet been made by Iran. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The reports indicate that the 86-year-old was killed as a result of airstrikes, and reports have claimed that his body has been discovered. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Khamenei&#8217;s death comes after the US and Israel carried out joint strikes on Iran earlier on Saturday, targeting various locations in the country, including the capital of Tehran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full flex flex-col items-center max-w-[659px] 970:max-w-[630px] my-5\">\n<div class=\"w-[345px] tablet:w-[618px]\"><img alt=\"Article image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"618\" height=\"329\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full h-auto object-contain rounded-[10px]\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220124150.jpg\"\/><img alt=\"Logo Camera in article\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"11\" height=\"9\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"absolute w-[11px] h-[9px] bottom-[11px] right-[11px] object-conatin tablet:hidden\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/static\/media\/camera.5e27b748.png\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The clerical ruler has been at the forefront of Iranian politics since 1989. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Irans #Supreme #Leader #Ali #Khamenei #killed #senior #Israeli #official<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died, according to a senior Israeli official quoted by Reuters and The Telegraph. No confirmation of Khamenei&#8217;s death has yet been made by Iran. 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