Reports related to deaths and injuries
The article discusses the potential fate of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's atomic fatwa within the political framework of the Islamic Republic and among supporters of Islamic governance, following his death.
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old terrorist who attacked a Michigan synagogue yesterday, had family ties to Hezbollah; his two brothers, members of a Hezbollah rocket unit, were killed in an Israeli airstrike a week prior.
President Trump announced that the United States Central Command conducted a powerful bombing raid, destroying every military target on Kharg Island in Iran's Hormozgan Province.
China announced on March 12 that it will provide $200,000 in financial assistance to the parents of students killed in a missile strike on a school in Minab, southern Iran, which Tehran has accused the United States and Israel of carrying out. Funeral ceremonies have been held for at least 165 people, including children, who were killed in the attack.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated that the leaders of the Islamic Republic have gone into hiding, describing Mojtaba Khamenei as wounded and on the run, following reports of his father's death.
Donald Trump stated in a Fox News radio program that he believes Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly appointed leader of the Islamic Republic, is likely alive but severely injured. Trump also commented that the U.S. has inflicted significant damage on Iran, destroying most of its missiles, drones, and production facilities.
The U.S. Central Command announced that a U.S. military KC-135 refueling aircraft participating in operations related to the Iran war crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of four crew members and the disappearance of two others. The cause of the crash is under investigation, with initial indications ruling out enemy or friendly fire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Ali Khamenei and several senior officials of the Islamic Republic were killed in recent military operations, and stated that Mojtaba Khamenei is unable to appear in public.
Wahid Eshtari, a justice-seeking media activist, reported on X that during the funeral procession for war casualties in Tehran, supporters of the regime chanted "Tangasiri, tighten it more," referring to Alireza Tangasiri, the commander of the IRGC Navy and likely alluding to closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Videos received by IranWire show residents of Shahr-e Shahin celebrating the first night of the war and the official announcement of the death of Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, following a targeted bombing of his residence in Tehran's Pasteur neighborhood by U.S. and Israeli forces on March 9, 2025.
On March 12, 2026, Fars News Agency reported that Ali Khamenei's wife is alive, contradicting earlier reports of her death three days prior following the bombing of the leader's office and residence.
Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, announced that Ali Khamenei’s wife, Mansoureh Khajestee Bagherzadeh, is alive, contradicting earlier reports that she had died. This statement has raised doubts about the regime’s official narrative and the status of Mojtaba Khamenei.
