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Israeli official: Khamenei was killed in Israeli airstrike

By Emanuel Fabian 28 February 2026, 9:35 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him during an address in Tehran on February 17, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him during an address in Tehran on February 17, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran this morning, an Israeli official tells Israeli media.

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