In the wake of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei's death in a joint US-Israel strike, Netanyahu warned to hit thousands of targets, framing the moment as a historic window for Iranians to…

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was reportedly killed in a pre-emptive US-Israel airstrike on Saturday, dubbed 'The Epic Fury'.

The death of Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed amid U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday, opens a window for the Iranian people to determine their own future, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200).

Millions of Iranians have taken to the streets to celebrate the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose killing was officially confirmed by state television following US and Israeli…

Iranian state media have confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed during large-scale US and Israeli missile strikes. The government has announced a 40-day mourning period and a non-working week in connection with his death.

The country’s highest authority was considered by a large part of the population to be a dictator who never doubted in giving the order to shoot whenever they took to the streets demanding greater freedoms

Saturday, 28th February 2026, 22:16 REUTERSVersion Newest Update (28/02/2026 22:16) Newest Update (28/02/2026 22:16)Khamenei a lifelong adversary of both US and Israel Supreme leader wove web of alliances to challenge US Rivals sidelined and popular opposition crushed Rise to power cemented by guile and Revolutionary Guards Updates with Israeli report of death By Parisa Hafezi […]

Portræt. Irans øverste leder, Ayatollah Khamenei er angiveligt blevet dræbt, da USA og Israel lørdag bombede Iran.

An article identifies and discusses the key figures, including Donald Trump, Ayatollah Khamenei, and Benjamin Netanyahu, involved in the US-Iran crisis.

An article from the Tehran Times discusses Ayatollah Khamenei and the strategic logic underpinning the Islamic Republic.

"They have something for every scenario. One scenario takes out the ayatollah and his son and the mullahs," a presidential adviser reportedly said.

On the night following the announcement that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had died in Israeli and US attacks, thousands of Iranians took to the streets in central Tehran.

Ayatollah Khamenei dead, thousands of flights cancelled across Middle East and Irish urged not to travel.

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, died in an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran. With concerns about the escalation of military conflict, what are the economic implications? We asked an expert.

US president Donald Trump said the supreme leader was killed in a series of US-Israeli strikes on Saturday

Morte de Khamenei é desafio para o regime, mas ayatollah preparou sucessão — e até nomeou "Delcy do Irão". Israel e EUA esperam que os iranianos protestem e deem machadada final à República Islâmica.

The office of Iran's supreme spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, functions as an elaborate, hidden power structure that permeates the army, economy, religious institutions, and administration...

"Hubris Generally Precedes Clusterf**k": Does It Smell Like Victory? Authored by James Howard Kunstler, The message seems to be something like the USA isn’t messing around with all those strike forces in the waters around Iran. The Islamic Republic suddenly looks like Rock-and-Hard-Place-Land. Everybody and his uncle are trying to figure out the calculus in play, World War Three or a happy ending? You’re seeing the most significant US military build-up over there in memory. Smells a little bit like first Gulf War, 1991 — minus all those allies we roped in then. Mr. Trump (via Marco Rubio) has read Euroland out on this one. We are in a cold war with those birds, in case you haven’t noticed. The UK, France, Germany & Co.? They are as crazy as the ladies of The View and their millions of Cluster-B followers. Euroland is yet in thrall to the climate nutters, the farm-and-industry-destroyers, the one-worlders, the Jihad-migrationists, the floundering banksters, and the Klaus Schwab wannabes. Euroland seeks to throttle free speech throughout Western Civ and meddle in everyone’s elections. Euroland keeps mouthing off about a war with Russia despite having no military mojo and going broke-ass broke faster than you can say Götterdämmerung. Bottom line: the US is going solo on this one. What is the objective? Ostensibly “a deal” over Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Like, just cut it out, will you, please? By the way, did you know that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei issued a fatwa in 2005 saying production, stockpiling, and use of nuclear weapons was forbidden under Islam. But then deception is allowed in Islam under the doctrine of taqiyya, against the threat of attack from hostile forces, I’m sure you remember Operation Midnight Hammer in June last year when we attacked and supposedly “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear research and development bunkers at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan? They got pretty banged-up, you may be sure, and nobody in Iran denied there was something nukey going on in those installations. Is there a will there to rebuild the whole darn infrastructure of uranium enrichment and so forth? The mullahs are not saying, which means: of course, they intend to continue developing nuclear weapons — and even if that’s a stupid and futile gambit, given recent history, they still have factories churning out plain old long-range ballistic missiles and new drones by the thousands. Let’s face it: the mullahs are hardcore for Jihad and martyrdom. Since being elevated to Supreme Leader in 1989, Ayatollah Khamenei has sought relentlessly to transform the traditional Islamic concept of Jihad and establish it as the central pillar of the regime’s ideology. Are we doing Israel’s bidding there? (Cue: roar of affirmation.) But then, Israel has a point. Iran has been cuckoo for going on forty years. If Israel wasn’t a target of the mullahs’ eternal Shia wrath, there are their other enemies, the Sunni, on the west side of the Persian Gulf (and next door in Iraq). And consider, too, Iran’s obdurate sponsorship of Jihad, wherever possible, both within and outside the Ummah — including especially Western Civ, where low-grade Jihad has been going on for over a decade. . . mass murders, rape gangs, beheadings, trucks through the Christmas markets. . . . Okay, if Euroland is out, what about the other big dogs, Russia and China. Will they just stand by and let the US have its wicked way with Iran? Russia sent a corvette-class naval vessel down to the Straits of Hormuz for a joint operation with Iran’s navy, but what does that mean? Probably not much more than occupational therapy. Besides, Mr. Trump is just now promising to bring Russia “out from the cold” of all those onerous economic sanctions. . . to begin the process of normalizing relations. You might doubt that Russia wants to blow that for Iran’s sake. And, while it is somewhat out of the news due to the Epstein stink-bomb, and the deepness of mid-winter, there is still a war going on over in Ukraine. Which is to say, the Russians have their hands full in their own back-yard and might, perhaps, be hesitant about piling-on in Iran. And, let’s just suppose that the US objective is actually regime change in Iran. Would Russia be indisposed if the mullahs got kicked out of power? I doubt it. Russia has longstanding annoying issues with Islamic factions distributed throughout their adjoining former Soviet republics. Russia does not need Jihad. Russia might actually live more comfortably with Iran under a secular government, tilting a bit more western in temperament. Just sayin’. . . . China has more urgent concerns with Iran. China gets around 13-percent of its oil imports from Iran, and it enjoys a three to four percent discount on it. Regime change or war that could damage Iran’s oil terminals would be bad news for China. But then, China is at a long geographic remove from Iran, and China is not used to conducting military adventures so far from home, so don’t expect much assistance there. China’s other option would be to start a kerfuffle over Taiwan to distract and divert the US. We’ll just have to see about that. Uncle Xi Jinping has been busy lately sacking the upper echelons of his own military leadership. Are they even ready for action? Plus, China’s economy is wobbly. Consider also: has the US given China assurances of continued oil imports from Iran if it steers clear of the situation there? What are we operationally capable of over in Iran with all our warships, fighter jets, and other stuff? I don’t know. . . and neither do you. Looks impressive, but a couple of Sunburn-type missiles landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln could produce a profound instant attitude adjustment. Perhaps President Trump, WarSec Hegseth, and StateSec Rubio have more refined plans for disarming Iran and surgically removing the cuckoo-birds in charge. Our guys are certainly acting confident. But then in geopolitics confidence is best friends with hubris. And hubris generally precedes clusterfuck. The art of the deal is not for sissies. Tyler Durden Fri, 02/20/2026 - 16:20

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented on Sunday, in a post on X, a balance of the last three months of military conflict with Russia.

A clip circulating on social media shows the moment an Iranian television anchor appeared visibly emotional while announcing the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a live broadcast.

Iranian media reports the daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei were killed in a confirmed US-Israel strike. Read More: https://punchng.com/khameneis-daughter-son-in-law-granddaughter-killed-in-us-israel-strike-iranian-media/

Among those killed in strikes, according to the U.S. and Israel, were Iran’s supreme leader and three of his top military commanders.

The US and Israel have launched strikes on Iran, targeting locations linked to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, whose whereabouts are unclear.

Trump og Netanyahu går åbent efter at afslutte ayatollah Khameneis regime i Iran. Angrebet skal både give iranerne mulighed for et nyt styre og hindre landet i at blive en atommagt, skriver Anders…

Mr Trump also reportedly told his advisers that he is open to taking required steps to topple the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. The post Trump reportedly considers initial strikes to compel Iran into nuclear deal appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.