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Reported claim

“Iran's supreme leader was killed in the initial strikes on 28 February 2026.”

moderate confidence 2 outlets · 2 reports

Strengthened after Hurriyet Daily News and The Hindu independently corroborated it.

Belief History

May 19 Jun 1

Sources

Hurriyet Daily News supports medium reliability
May 19, 2026
The Hindu supports high reliability
May 19, 2026

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