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Reported claim

“Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the father of current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and former Supreme Leader, was killed on 28 February 2026 on the first day of joint US-Israeli air attacks.”

very low confidence 1 outlet · 1 report

Weakened.

Belief History

Jun 21 Jun 21

Sources

Al Jazeera News supports medium reliability
Jun 21, 2026

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