Iran official warns of ‘mental warfare’ after Israeli reports of Khamenei's death

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A protester holds a representation    of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protestation  against U.S. and Israeli attacks connected  aggregate  cities crossed  Iran astatine  a span  starring  to the fortified Green Zone wherever  the U.S. Embassy is located successful  Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, connected  Feb. 28, 2026.

A protester holds a representation of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protestation against U.S. and Israeli attacks connected aggregate cities crossed Iran astatine a span starring to the fortified Green Zone wherever the U.S. Embassy is located successful Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, connected Feb. 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP

The ​head of ‌public relations astatine the ​Iranian ⁠Supreme Leader’s bureau connected Saturday ‌(February 28, 2026) accused the country’s enemies ‌of “mental ‌warfare” ⁠after Israeli ⁠reports Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been ​killed, ‌Iranian authorities media reported.

“The force is resorting ‌to intelligence ​warfare, each should beryllium aware,” ⁠the nationalist relations authoritative ‌was quoted arsenic saying.

A elder Israeli authoritative ‌told Reuters connected ​Saturday that Mr. Khamenei was killed ⁠in Israeli ⁠and U.S. strikes.

Israeli ‌Prime Minister Benjamin ​Netanyahu ⁠also said connected Saturday (February 28, 2026) that ‌there were ‌many ‌signs indicating ⁠Iran’s ⁠Supreme Leader Ayatollah ​Ali ‌Khamenei “is nary longer”, without explicitly confirming ‌his ​death.

Mr. Netanyahu besides said ⁠Mr. Khamenei’s compound had ‌been destroyed.

Trump connected Khamenei’s death

U.S. ​President ‌Donald Trump told ​NBC News ⁠in an interrogation ‌on Saturday (February 28, 2026) that ‌he ‌believes ⁠reports ⁠of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah ​Ali ‌Khamenei’s decease are correct.

“We consciousness that ‌that ​is a close ⁠story,” Mr. Trump told ‌NBC News successful a telephone interview, according ‌to a ​report connected its ⁠website.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio ‌Guterres told an ​emergency ⁠meeting of the U.N. ‌Security Council connected ‌the Iran ‌conflict ⁠on ⁠Saturday (February 28, 2026) that helium profoundly regretted ​that ‌an accidental for diplomacy had been “squandered.”

He ‌also told ​the 15-member assemblage ⁠he was not ‌in a presumption to corroborate Israeli reports of ‌the decease ​of Iran’s Supreme ⁠Leader Ali Khamenei.

Published - March 01, 2026 03:30 americium IST

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