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Iran confirms Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in US-Israel strikes

New Delhi: Iranian state media have officially confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, has been killed in a coordinated military attack by the United States and Israel. The confirmation from major Iranian news outlets like Tasnim News Agency and Fars News Agency follows earlier claims by US President Donald Trump, who announced the death on his social media platform hours after the strikes hit Tehran and other strategic targets across the Islamic Republic. Soon after reports of his death, a post shared on Khamenei's X account read, "In the name of Allah, the Merciful. Among the…

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s final Quranic post on X: ‘Pledge to Allah fulfilled’

Tehran: Iranian media stunned the world by announcing the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the age of 86. The reports offered no details on the cause, plunging the nation into uncertainty amid swirling rumors of foul play. Just hours prior, US President Donald Trump claimed on social media that Khamenei had been killed in a covert joint American-Israeli operation targeting Iran's leadership, a assertion that Tehran has yet to address directly. As the news rippled across the Islamic Republic, global markets trembled, oil prices surged, and world leaders weighed in on the seismic shift in Middle Eastern…

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Cryptic post appears on Ayatollah Khamenei’s X account after Trump announces Iran Supreme Leader’s death

New Delhi: A short and cryptic message was posted early Sunday on the official Ayatollah Ali Khamenei account on X, just hours after US President Donald Trump publicly claimed that the Iranian leader had been killed. The post, written in Persian, was translated using Google Translate. The exact English translation read, “In the name of Nami Haider (peace be upon him).” The message was brief and offered no explanation, context, or confirmation. It did not directly address the claims surrounding Khamenei’s reported death. Khamenei has led Iran since 1989 and is the country’s highest political and religious authority.  The latest message,…

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War of words at UN: ‘Be polite,’ says Iran; ‘Not going to dignify this,’ replies US

New Delhi: An emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council turned heated as senior diplomats from the United States and Iran openly clashed over the recent US-Israel strikes on Iranian targets. The session was called after coordinated attacks by the US and Israel on key sites in Iran. Reports said Israeli strikes targeted locations linked to Iran’s political and military leadership, while US forces hit ballistic and nuclear missile facilities. Sharp words at the Security Council The confrontation unfolded between US Ambassador Mike Waltz and Iran’s Ambassador Amir-Saeid Iravani. Speaking at the meeting, Waltz defended the US operation, known…

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Feb

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Who was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? Iranian Supreme Leader who ruled Iran for almost 40 years

New Delhi: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led Iran for more than three decades and shaped the country’s political and military path, was killed at the age of 86, said US President Donald Trump.  Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in Israeli attacks carried out with US support on Saturday. Trump announced Khamenei’s death on social media. Khamenei was one of the longest-serving leaders in the Middle East. He became Supreme Leader in 1989 at the age of 50 and remained in power until his death on February 28, 2026. Early life and rise to power Khamenei was born in…

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‘Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead,’ announces Trump

Washington: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, announced US President Donald Trump on Sunday, hours after the joint American-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic. The 79-year-old Republican leader called Khamenei one of the most "evil people" in the history of the world and said his killing is not just a justice to the people of Iran, but also for those who assassinated by his regime.  In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Khamenei's killing is a chance for the Iranians to retake their country. Many of Iran's military and the police forces are no longer eager…

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Cheers heard on streets of Tehran after reports of Khamenei’s death, his body found in rubble

Tehran: After Israeli media reported that Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed in airstrikes, cheers were heard on the streets of Tehran. The development comes after Senior Israeli official said Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei is dead and his body has been found. According to Jerusalem Post, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in an Israeli strike on Tehran, with his body found under the rubble caused by an Israeli airstrike, senior Israeli officials were informed on Saturday evening. Documentation of Khamenei's body was reportedly shown to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a televised address on Saturday…

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Is Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dead? Netanyahu says there are signs that he ‘is no longer’ alive

Tel Aviv: Amid the death rumours of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sauid there are signs that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei 'is no longer' alive. In a televised address to the nation, the Israeli PM said "We have destroyed Khamenei's compound, killed Revolutionary Guard commanders and senior nuclear officials." Khamenei has not been seen in public since the operation began. In the escalating conflict, at least 201 people have been killed and 747 injured in US-Israeli strikes across Iran, state media reported on Saturday, citing the Iranian Red Crescent. The attacks,…

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Explosion near Dubai’s Burj Khalifa amid Israel-Iran conflict: Is world’s tallest building insured?

Dubai: A fresh video on social media showed an explosion and smoke near the world's tallest building in Dubai as Iran retaliated against the US and Israeli strikes. Black smoke was seen rising in a distant video soon after an Iranian drone was reportedly spotted near the Burj Khalifa. However, it is not clear if the iconic Dubai skyscraper was the target of an attack and if it suffered any damage. Notably, the building was evacuated earlier in the day as explosions rang through other parts of the city. Standing 828-metre-tall in the heart of Dubai, Burj Khalifa is worth…

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Middle East crisis: Jaishankar speaks to Iran, Israel as India calls for de-escalation of conflict | 10 Points

New Delhi: Amid escalation of conflict in the Middle East after a joint military strike by the US and Israel on Iran, India on Saturday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid further escalation, emphasising that sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states must be respected. In its first reaction to the fast-evolving situation in the region, New Delhi said it is "deeply concerned" over the developments in Iran and the Gulf region, and that "dialogue and diplomacy" should be pursued to de-escalate tensions. Check top 10 developments of the Israel-Iran conflict: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held…

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