Khamenei killed in early hours of Saturday: state media

Published March 1, 2026 Updated March 1, 2026 07:08am

Reuters, citing Iran’s state media, has reported that Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed in the early hours of Saturday.

State media also reported that Khamenei “was carrying out his assigned duties and was present at his workplace (his office)” when he was killed.

“This cowardly attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning”, state media said.

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