With a statement from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, several state media outlets in Iran have confirmed Ayatollah Khamenei’s death Saturday.
US President Donald Trump hours earlier said the Supreme Leader had been killed during a joint attack with Israel on several locations across Iran.
The Iranian State media also confirmed that the daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei were killed following Israel–US strikes, Fars News Agency reported Sunday, citing sources close to the leader’s office.
Fars said the deaths were confirmed after contact was established with informed sources at the supreme leader’s residence.
The agency also reported that one of the supreme leader’s daughters-in-law was killed in a Saturday morning attack.
It did not provide details about the circumstances of the attack.
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran came close to a deal and then backed off, casting doubt on Tehran’s willingness to finalize a nuclear agreement.
Trump told Axios that the Iranians “got close and then pulled back — close and then pulled back,” claiming that he “understood from that that they don’t really want a deal.”
The US president described his latest phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “great,” and said, “We’re on the same wavelength.”
Outlining several options for the US military action against Iran, Trump said, “I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: ‘See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding (your nuclear and missile programs).”
He also added that it would take “several years” for Iran to recover from the latest round of attacks.
Accusing Iran of rebuilding some of the nuclear facilities that were struck by the US and Israel in June 2025, Trump told Axios that “Operation Midnight Hammer” last June paved the way for the latest “Operation Epic Fury.”
Israel and the US launched a joint military operation against Iran early Saturday, citing alleged threats posed by the “Iranian regime.”
The strikes came after the latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks concluded in Geneva on Thursday, where both sides had described the atmosphere as serious and constructive under Omani mediation.
Last June, the US had struck three Iranian nuclear sites during a 12-day Israel-Iran conflict.
Trump says Iran did not really want deal, signals military action may end in few days
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, state media says
As we just reported, Iran’s state TV has announced 40 days of public mourning and seven days of public holiday over the death of Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader.
At the moment, Iran’s state TV news channel IRINN is showing photos of Khamenei with recital of Quran in the background, with a black banner on the top left corner.
The presenter previously read a statement by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) officially confirming the death of Khamenei, blaming the US and Israel for his death. The statement said that Khamenei’s “martyrdom” will be the beginning of “an uprising in the fight against the oppressors”.
No mention of successor in announcement
In the statement, there was no mention of how the 86-year-old died, nor of who might take over as leader.(Agency reports)
