Details of Hamedani's Assassination Revealed, Iranian Media Says He "Martyred on Duty"

Breaking: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes earlier on February 28, Iranian sources and officials confirmed Monday (March 1). Two Iranian sources told reporters Saturday (March 1) that Khamenei met with Shamkhani and Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, at a secure location shortly before the strikes. Earlier, a senior Israeli official claimed Khamenei’s body had been found. Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that U.S. intelligence had located and killed the Iranian leader. Iranian media reported Khamenei was martyred in his office at his leadership post while fulfilling his duties. Previously, some Israel-linked media repeatedly alleged Khamenei was living in a secret secure location out of “fear of assassination.” Iranian media pushed back, stating his martyrdom in his office “once again proves these claims are pure lies and part of the enemy’s psychological warfare.”