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Netanyahu, Trump said shown picture of Khamenei’s body retrieved from compound
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A Hezbollah supporter holds up a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that reads in Arabic: "Oh leader" during a rally to show solidarity with Iran, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Channel 12 news reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump were shown an image of the body of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, after it was recovered by Iranian authorities from his compound in Tehran.
Israel carried out a massive strike on Khamenei’s compound in the opening salvo of attacks on Iran this morning.
Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter updated American officials that Israel had succeeded in killing Khamenei, a source familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel, confirming reporting in the Axios news site.
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