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.
According to Israeli journalist Amit Segal, Israel conducted a bombing attack on Supreme Leader Khamenei's residence using 30 bombs, with unconfirmed reports suggesting Khamenei and family members may have been killed.
Iranian state media reports that Supreme Leader Khamenei is directly overseeing military operations from a command center. The post speculates about Israeli involvement in unspecified incidents while suggesting Iran may be downplaying such actions.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has conducted a drone strike on a high-rise building in Bahrain's capital using a Shahed-136 attack drone, reportedly targeting a residential area and demonstrating disregard for civilian casualties.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force allegedly attempted to strike a U.S. Space Force early warning radar system in Qatar, according to a Qatari defense official, with the extent of any damage remaining unclear pending satellite imagery confirmation.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has reportedly launched attacks on civilian buildings in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, raising concerns about the regime's expansion of violence beyond Iran's borders. The strikes, characterized as indiscriminate targeting of civilian infrastructure, mark an escalation in regional tensions involving non-Iranian civilians.
