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U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Saturday (February 28, 2026) that Iran's ultimate person Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was dead, aft Israel and the United States launched an onslaught of unprecedented standard aimed astatine bringing down the Islamic republic.
Cheers could beryllium heard connected Tehran's streets aft reports of the decease of Mr. Khamenei, Iran's paramount person since 1989, arsenic plumes of achromatic fume hovered implicit the Pasteur territory wherever helium usually resides, witnesses told AFP.
"Khamenei, 1 of the astir evil radical successful History, is dead," Mr. Trump said connected his Truth Social network.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier said determination were "many signs that this tyrant is nary longer alive".
"Khamenei, 1 of the astir evil radical successful History, is dead. This is not lone Justice for the radical of Iran, but for each Great Americans, and those radical from galore Countries passim the World, that person been killed oregon mutilated by Khamenei..." - President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/oXZTFGg5pS
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 28, 2026Addressing the radical of Iran, the arch-enemy of Israel and the United States since the 1979 Islamic revolution, Mr. Netanyahu said, "This is your clip to articulation forces, to overthrow the authorities and to unafraid your future."
The strikes prompted Tehran to occurrence disconnected a rocket barrage crossed the West Asia, with injuries and astatine slightest 1 decease reported successful explosions that rocked showcase cities successful Gulf Arab monarchies.
Iranian authorities urged residents to evacuate the capital, a metropolis of 10 million, portion the country's Red Crescent nine said that astatine slightest 201 radical had been killed successful the strikes and much than 700 wounded.
The Iranian judiciary said 1 onslaught that deed a schoolhouse successful the southbound killed 108 people, though AFP was incapable to entree the tract to verify the toll oregon the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The UAE reported 1 civilian dormant and harm from missiles successful Dubai and Abu Dhabi, arsenic blasts from Tehran's retaliatory salvo and aerial defences intercepting it besides echoed implicit Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had earlier told NBC News that Mr. Khamenei was live "as acold arsenic I know", adding that "all high-ranking officials are alive".
