Protests
@اتاق خبر منوتو: Youths' Chants of "Long Live the Shah" After the Release of the News of Khamenei's Death
After the news of Ayatollah Khamenei's death was released, youths in Tehran chanted "Long Live the Shah" in public demonstrations.
0
After the news of Ayatollah Khamenei's death was released, youths in Tehran chanted "Long Live the Shah" in public demonstrations.
In Karaj, residents celebrated and chanted "It fell, it fell" upon hearing the news of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, marking a moment of joy and relief for protesters.
CNN, citing an Israeli source, reported that Israel has obtained an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body. An additional source indicated that an official statement regarding this matter is being prepared.
A video received by Iran International shows residents in a neighborhood in Tehran celebrating what they believe to be the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei, with a woman shouting "He has gone to hell" and others chanting "Long live the Shah."
On the evening of February 28 (ninth of Esfand), video footage shows people in Tehran celebrating after news of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death was broadcast.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, is reported to have been killed in joint Israeli and U.S. attacks on February 27, 2026. Khamenei succeeded Ruhollah Khomeini as the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1989.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, stated on Saturday evening that there are numerous signs suggesting Ali Khamenei is no longer alive, and announced that Israel had killed several senior Iranian officials and key figures in Iran’s nuclear program during attacks on Saturday morning in Tehran’s Pasteur district.
Israel's Air Force successfully intercepted and destroyed nearly all Shahed-136 attack drones launched by Iran's IRGC Aerospace Force, with footage showing at least one drone being shot down by an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile over Syrian airspace.
Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported the arrest of three citizens in Tehran for filming the missile impact site.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, announced in a video message to the Israeli public that signs indicate Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, may no longer be alive, and that Israel has targeted and killed several Iranian officials, including commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and senior nuclear program officials. Netanyahu also stated that thousands more targets belonging to the "terrorist regime" will be attacked in the coming days.
A senior Israeli official informed Reuters that Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has been killed and his body found. Iranian officials have not yet commented on the report.
According to this source, a failed IRGC missile launch destroyed a school operated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that served families of IRGC personnel.
U.S. Central Command announced on Saturday that American forces, in conjunction with Israel, successfully repelled hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks, with no American casualties reported. The U.S. began striking Iranian targets at 9:45 a.m. Tehran time, hitting IRGC command centers, air defense systems, missile and drone sites, and military air bases, using low-cost drones as part of Operation Epic Wrath.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force launched multiple ballistic missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, with U.S. Army Patriot PAC-3 air defense systems intercepting nearly all of them. The incident marks a significant military escalation in the region.
On December 9 and 10, 2025 (18 and 19 Dey in the Iranian calendar), the Islamic Republic's security forces killed thousands of protesters across Iran during the 1404 protests. A video tribute has been released honoring 464 deceased protesters.
A newly released video shows US airstrikes in Iran targeting air defense sites, during which an Iranian Shahed 129 drone was destroyed while stationed on the ground.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, announced that there are indications suggesting Ali Khamenei is no longer alive, following earlier reports by Israeli media on the possibility of Khamenei's death.
In a joint attack by the United States and Israel, senior Iranian commanders including Ali Shamkhani, the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC and Minister of Defense, were killed, creating uncertainty in the chain of command.
A video circulated by Iran International shows residents in Bandar Abbas observing an IRGC missile in the sky above the city.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, announced in a video message that Ayatollah Khamenei's office has been destroyed and there are indications suggesting Khamenei may have been killed. Netanyahu also claimed the attacks killed IRGC commanders and senior nuclear officials.