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KHAMENEI BECAME AYATOLLAH IN 1989Khamenei, 86, became Iran’s highest authority in 1989, following the death of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. As supreme leader, he held ultimate control over Iran’s political, military and religious institutions, shaping domestic policy and guiding foreign relations.Israel long saw him as a destabilising force in the Middle East, citing his backing for Iran’s network of militant allies, including Palestinian Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.When Israel and Iran fought a 12-day air war in June 2025, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to assassinate him, saying the supreme leader “cannot continue to exist.”That war saw…

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DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Iran’s Tasnim and Mehr news agencies report that Khamenei remains ‘steadfast and firm in commanding the field’.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 28 Feb 202628 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoIranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in Israeli-US attacks, according to Israeli media reports and a senior Israeli official.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed there were “growing signs” that Khamenei was killed in the joint US-Israeli strikes, which were launched early on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Reuters news agency, citing an unnamed senior Israeli…

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation Saturday, President Trump said, joining multiple Israeli official sources and a senior U.S. intelligence official who had confirmed the news to CBS News. “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Mr. Trump posted on social media.He added that the U.S. government is “hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us.”Mr. Trump continued that the “heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Olympic gold medalist and University of Minnesota hockey star Abbey Murphy dismissed the narrative that the men’s Olympic hockey team disrespected them by laughing at a remark President Donald Trump made after their win over Canada on Sunday, saying that the two groups share a mutual respect for one another. Speaking about some of her fondest memories at Milan Cortina, Murphy said during an appearance on Barstool’s “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast that her favorite memory came the night of the men’s gold medal game when the two groups met in the dining hall.  Abbey…

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Iranians are fleeing cities in search of safety, stocking up on food and forming long queues at fuel stations as the attack by the United States and Israel spreads fear and panic throughout the country.When the strikes began on Saturday morning, explosions rocked Tehran and columns of smoke rose into the sky, shaking the city at the start of the Iranian working week.Israel said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in the operation, but Iranian authorities have not confirmed his fate.Forty people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school, state media said. Reuters could not…

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BEIRUT — More than 200 people have been killed across Iran by Israel-US strikes, Iran’s state TV reports, citing the Red Crescent.The Iranian Red Crescent said on Saturday (February 28) evening that another 747 people have been wounded in strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran.The organisation said “24 (of Iran’s 31) provinces were affected and the Red Crescent is in a state of alert”, in a statement published by the ISNA news agency. This is the first official Iranian toll from the strikes.Earlier in the day, Iran called for an emergency meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s joint strikes on Iran are exposing a divide in both parties, as several Democrats come to the president’s defense while a handful of Republicans question his constitutional authority.Trump announced U.S. and Israeli forces targeted Iranian leadership and military sites in the early hours of Saturday morning, catching millions of Americans — and the majority of lawmakers in Congress — by surprise. A handful of House Democrats are justifying the operation, bucking most of their party, who are calling the operation a reckless and illegal action. On the other hand, at…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FBI Director Kash Patel said Saturday that he has placed the bureau’s counterterrorism and intelligence teams on high alert as U.S. operations against Iran unfold.”Last night, I instructed our Counterterrorism and intelligence teams to be on high alert and mobilize all assisting security assets needed,” Patel wrote on X. “Our JTTFs throughout the country are working 24/7, as always, to address and disrupt any potential threats to the homeland.”Patel added that while the U.S. military is handling force protection overseas, the FBI “remains at the forefront of deterring attacks here at home”…

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