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Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 11:09 IST
The reports came after large-scale strikes carried out by Israel and the United States targeted multiple locations in Iran, including areas around Khamenei’s compound.
Trump Claims Khamenei Dead, Iran Insists Leader Is Alive.(Reuters File)
Ali Khamenei Death: Israeli media outlets have reported that the body of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been recovered following alleged Israeli-US strikes, even as Tehran has not confirmed his death.
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According to Israel’s Channel 12, a photograph of Khamenei’s body was shown to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The report cited unnamed Israeli officials.
Public broadcaster Kan also reported that senior Israeli officials had been informed of Khamenei’s “elimination" and that his body was recovered from the rubble of his compound in Tehran.
Along with Khamenei, reports say his daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law were killed in US-Israeli strikes that began Saturday morning. Iran’s Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mohammad Pakpour, have also been killed in the strikes.
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US-Israel strikes Iran
The reports came after large-scale strikes carried out by Israel and the United States targeted multiple locations in Iran, including areas around Khamenei’s compound. Satellite images later showed heavy damage to the complex, which serves as his official residence.
Israeli officials said the compound had been destroyed during the operation, and media reports described growing indications that the Iranian leader had been killed.
Trump declares Khamenei dead
Posting on Truth Social, Trump claimed that Khamenei was dead, calling it justice for people affected by his leadership and saying the operation had been carried out in coordination with Israel.
Netanyahu also said there were “many signs" suggesting that the Iranian leader was no longer alive following the strikes, though no direct evidence was publicly released.
Iran denies
Iranian authorities have rejected the claims. Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said senior officials, including Khamenei, were alive “as far as I know", adding that the attacks had failed to achieve their objectives.
Iranian officials described the strikes as illegal and insisted that the country’s leadership structure remained functional despite the attacks.
Despite Israeli media reports about the recovery of a body and photographs allegedly shown to foreign leaders, there has been no official confirmation from Tehran regarding Khamenei’s death.
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March 01, 2026, 06:55 IST
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