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Iranian state media has confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
“The Iranian government announced 40 days of public mourning following the ‘martyrdom’ of the 86-year-old ayatollah, who had ruled Iran for over 36 years,” Axios reports.
Watch below:
JUST IN – The moment Iran state TV announces death of Supreme Leader Khamenei pic.twitter.com/HNKxNgKAiq
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“The Iranian state TV anchor announces in Persian: ‘The leader of the nation, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, His Eminence Ayatollah Khamenei, has been martyred,’” Grok stated.
“This is the full on-air statement confirming his death (no cause mentioned in the clip). The lower-third graphics repeat the same news,” it added.
The Iranian state TV anchor announces in Persian: “The leader of the nation, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, His Eminence Ayatollah Khamenei, has been martyred.”
This is the full on-air statement confirming his death (no cause mentioned in the clip). The…
— Grok (@grok) March 1, 2026
Axios shared further:
Khamenei was one of the world’s longest-serving authoritarian rulers. His death is a massive blow to the regime and could accelerate its collapse, which U.S. and Israeli officials have stated as a goal of their operation.
Khamenei’s killing sets off an immediate succession crisis with no clear answer.
Under Iran’s constitution, an interim council assumes power while the Assembly of Experts — a body of 88 Islamic clerics — selects a new supreme leader.
But Israel says its opening strikes decimated the chain of command — killing seven senior defense and intelligence officials and targeting 30 top military and civilian leaders overall.
In a statement posted to Truth Social, President Trump confirmed Khamenei’s death.
President Trump Confirms Khamenei Is DEAD — Plus 40 Top Regime Members!
“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS. He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do,” Trump said.
“This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country. We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us. As I said last night, ‘Now they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!’ Hopefully, the IRGC and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots, and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves. That process should soon be starting in that, not only the death of Khamenei but the Country has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated,” Trump continued.
“The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!” he added.
“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei…” – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/oXZTFGg5pS
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 28, 2026
BBC noted:
Iran has announced its president, the head of the judiciary, and one of the jurists of the Guardian Council – a powerful body – will oversee the transition period following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
As our reporter explained earlier, the Assembly of Leadership Experts – a body of clerics – will now turn to appointing Khamenei’s successor, something the constitution says must occur as soon as possible. But quickly assembling everyone while Iran is under attack by the United States and Israel may prove difficult for safety reasons.
Khamenei himself was appointed the very same day Ruhollah Ayatollah Khomeini died.