Iran guards vow ‘severe’ punishment for Khamenei’s ‘murderers’

Published March 1, 2026 Updated March 1, 2026 07:19am

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have vowed “severe punishment” for the “murderers” of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israel attacks yesterday, AFP reports.

“The hand of revenge of the Iranian nation for a severe, decisive and regrettable punishment for the murderers of the Imam of the Ummah will not let go of them,” the Guards said in a statement.

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