Reported claim

“The United States and Israel carried out strikes on Iran in late February 2026 that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.”

high confidence 218 sources

Reported by 214 sources.

Belief History

Mar 15 Apr 05

Sources

The Hindu supports high reliability
2026-04-05
The Hindu supports high reliability
None
2026-04-04
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
2026-04-04
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
2026-03-29
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-28
Hurriyet Daily News supports medium reliability
The war began when the United States and Israel launched airstrikes across Iran, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-28
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
The opening Israeli strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-28
TASS English supports low reliability
The strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other key figures in the country's leadership.
2026-03-27
Press TV supports low reliability
The United States and Israel initiated an unprovoked military aggression against Iran on February 28 by the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several high-ranking military commanders and civilians.
2026-03-27
Mark Dubowitz (aggregated) supports medium reliability
the Israelis are already embarking on right now, which is severely degrading the repression apparatus of the regime that they began that on February 28 with that initial strike that took out the former Supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his top IRGC Commanders
2026-03-26
Mohammad Marandi (aggregated) supports medium reliability
On February 28, coordinated American and Israeli attacks hit Iran and assassinated its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Western missiles pounded the country, hitting government and military installations, as well as schools and hospitals.
2026-03-26
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
منذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة حربا على إيران، أسفرت عن مئات القتلى بينهم مسؤولون بارزون، على رأسهم المرشد علي خامنئي
2026-03-26
TASS English supports low reliability
The strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other key figures in the country's leadership.
2026-03-26
The Hindu supports high reliability
The U.S. and Israel attack killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
2026-03-26
Foreign Affairs supports high reliability
Khamenei, who was killed in the initial U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on February 28
2026-03-26
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-26
Iran International supports medium reliability
US and Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-26
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-26
csis.org supports medium reliability
The United States and Israel were able to use exquisite intelligence and powerful munitions not only to kill Khamenei at the outset of the war, but also to kill many of his most senior advisers.
2026-03-26
Press TV supports low reliability
Since the February 28 attacks that martyred Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several top commanders
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
был убит верховный лидер аятолла Али Хаменеи
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
Karim Sadjadpour (aggregated) supports medium reliability
killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February that killed the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
The Hindu supports high reliability
Starting February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack
2026-03-25
Iran International supports medium reliability
On 28 February, joint US-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
The Hindu supports high reliability
The former Supreme Leader of Iran was killed on February 28, 2026, in Israeli strikes
2026-03-25
The Hindu supports high reliability
The strikes killed Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as over 200 civilians.
2026-03-25
The Hindu supports high reliability
On February 2026, after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by a joint Israeli-American air strike
2026-03-25
Iran International supports medium reliability
On 28 February, joint US-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
Iran International supports medium reliability
On 28 February, joint US-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, abruptly removing the central figure around whom the Islamic Republic had organized authority for decades
2026-03-25
Iran International supports medium reliability
On 28 February, joint US-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
Iran International supports medium reliability
This comes weeks after large-scale US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior commanders and destroying military infrastructure.
2026-03-25
Iran International supports medium reliability
large-scale US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior commanders and destroying military infrastructure
2026-03-25
Iran International supports medium reliability
On 28 February, joint US-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
Iran International supports medium reliability
This comes weeks after large-scale US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior commanders and destroying military infrastructure.
2026-03-25
Hurriyet Daily News supports medium reliability
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Feb. 28 in a US-Israeli strike in Tehran
2026-03-25
Foreign Affairs supports high reliability
U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
Foreign Affairs supports high reliability
U.S. and Israeli forces have assassinated Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, along with many other senior officials
2026-03-25
Vali Nasr (aggregated) uncertain medium reliability
reports indicated that Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader since 1989, had been killed in the strikes
2026-03-25
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
بدأت الحرب الأمريكية الإسرائيلية على إيران في 28 فبراير/شباط 2026، وأودت حتى الآن بحياة مئات الأشخاص بينهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي ومسؤولون أمنيون رفيعو المستوى
2026-03-25
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات على إيران، أودت بحياة مئات الأشخاص على رأسهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي ومسؤولون أمنيون
2026-03-25
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
الحرب الأمريكية الإسرائيلية على إيران، التي انطلقت في 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي وأسفرت عن مقتل المرشد الإيراني الأعلى السابق علي خامنئي وقادة إيرانيين آخرين
2026-03-25
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
Israel and the US attacked Iran about three weeks ago, killing the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
after the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top military and political figures by Israel and the US
2026-03-25
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
Trump's envoys were negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran just two days before the United States and Israel launched the massive attack on February 28, killing Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day.
2026-03-25
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
The first bombs struck on Saturday morning, February 28. Trump announced that evening that Khamenei was dead.
2026-03-25
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
Iran's veteran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the first strikes of the war.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian figures were killed
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian figures were killed.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian figures were killed.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian figures were killed.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian figures were killed.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-25
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
был убит верховный лидер, аятолла Али Хаменеи
2026-03-25
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
В первый же день атаки был убит верховный лидер Ирана аятолла Али Хаменеи
2026-03-25
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Верховного лидера Ирана аятоллу Али Хаменеи убили ракетным ударом. С ним же уничтожили и членов его семьи, включая внучку в возрасте 14 месяцев.
2026-03-25
Press TV supports low reliability
killing several senior Iranian officials, including the former Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
Press TV supports low reliability
the Israeli-American war, which began on February 28 with the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, against Iran
2026-03-25
Press TV supports low reliability
The unprovoked and illegal aggression was launched on February 28 with the assassination of Iran's top leadership, including the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
2026-03-25
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
The Israel-led "decapitation" policy — which began with the killing of ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many others on the morning of February 28, and continues unabated
2026-03-20
The Hindu supports high reliability
He is the most senior figure targeted since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war at the end of February 2026
2026-03-20
The Hindu supports high reliability
The U.S. and Israel launched the war on February 28, by striking Tehran and killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
2026-03-20
The Hindu supports high reliability
We have not had anyone more important than the leader himself, and even the leader was martyred, yet the system continued its work and immediately provided a replacement
2026-03-20
The Hindu supports high reliability
Israeli-U.S. strikes killed the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering a war that has spread across the Middle East
2026-03-20
The Hindu supports high reliability
supreme leader Ali Khamenei and other senior figures died during a wave of U.S. and Israeli strikes when the war started on February 28.
2026-03-20
Iran International supports medium reliability
Following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the February 28 strike that opened the current phase of war
2026-03-20
Iran International supports medium reliability
None
2026-03-20
Iran International supports medium reliability
The death of Khamenei in the February 2026 US–Israeli airstrikes on Tehran
2026-03-20
Iran International supports medium reliability
The death of Khamenei in the February 2026 US–Israeli airstrikes on Tehran has triggered the most consequential constitutional transition
2026-03-20
Iran International supports medium reliability
Following US and Israeli attacks on the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-20
Iran International supports medium reliability
The CIA helped identify a Saturday morning gathering of Iran's top leaders in Tehran, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, before Israel carried out a strike that killed him and other senior officials, The New York Times reported. Citing people familiar with the operation and officials briefed on
2026-03-20
Hurriyet Daily News supports medium reliability
the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S.-Israeli strikes
2026-03-20
Dawn supports medium reliability
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's — Iran's supreme leader — on February 28, when the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran
2026-03-20
Dawn supports medium reliability
US-Israeli strikes on February 28 assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
أسفرت عن مقتل وإصابة مئات الأشخاص، بينهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي وأمين مجلس الأمن القومي علي لاريجاني ووزيرا الاستخبارات والدفاع وقائد الحرس الثوري
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
After US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28 and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-20
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
Under heavy Israeli and U.S. bombardments that have killed the country's supreme leader and many other senior figures
2026-03-20
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
the war between Iran and the United States and Israel, which began on February 28 with the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-20
RT English supports low reliability
The US and Israel have killed a number of high-ranking Iranian officials and commanders, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died during the first wave of strikes on February 28.
2026-03-20
RT English supports low reliability
Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes on February 28
2026-03-20
RT English supports low reliability
Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes on February 28
2026-03-20
RT English supports low reliability
Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes on February 28
2026-03-20
RT English supports low reliability
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has fallen a martyr due to the aggression of the Zionist and American enemy.
2026-03-20
Le Monde supports high reliability
Trois semaines après la mort du Guide suprême iranien, Ali Khamenei, éliminé le 28 février par les premières frappes américano-israéliennes sur l'Iran
2026-03-20
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
The two sides have been at war for more than two weeks since U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28 killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-20
BBC World News supports high reliability
After the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 28 February
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
انطلقت قذائف صاروخية دقيقة إلى مقر المرشد علي خامنئي الذي كان يعقد اجتماعا مع كبار قادته. أدى القصف إلى مقتل المرشد الأعلى للثورة الإسلامية عن عمر ناهز 86 عاما.
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
فرغم اغتيال المرشد الأعلى في اليوم الأول للحرب في 28 فبراير
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
منذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات على إيران، أسفرت عن مقتل مئات الأشخاص، بينهم المرشد علي خامنئي ومسؤولون أمنيون
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
علي خامنئي الذي قُتل مع أفراد من عائلته ومسؤولين عسكريين كبار في هجوم أمريكي إسرائيلي على طهران في 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
منذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة حربا على إيران، أودت بحياة مئات الأشخاص، على رأسهم المرشد علي خامنئي ومسؤولون أمنيون
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
هجوم أمريكي إسرائيلي مشترك على طهران أودى بحياة مئات الأشخاص على رأسهم المرشد الإيراني علي خامنئي الذي قُتل في بداية الحرب
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
ومنذ 28 فبراير/شباط، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة غارات على إيران، أودت بحياة مئات الأشخاص على رأسهم المرشد علي خامنئي ومسؤولون أمنيون
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
منذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات على إيران أودت بحياة مئات الأشخاص
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
منذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات واسعة على إيران، أسفرت عن مقتل وإصابة مئات الأشخاص
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
منذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات على إيران، أودت بحياة مئات الأشخاص، على رأسهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي ومسؤولون أمنيون
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
منذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات على إيران، أودت بحياة مئات الأشخاص من بينهم المرشد الأعلى السابق علي خامنئي ومسؤولون أمنيون
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
الحرب التي بدأت بضربات أمريكية إسرائيلية على إيران في 28 فبراير/شباط أدت إلى مقتل المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات واسعة على إيران، أسفرت عن مقتل وإصابة مئات الأشخاص، بينهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي ووزير الدفاع وقائد الحرس الثوري
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
ومنذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات على إيران، أودت بحياة مئات الأشخاص على رأسهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي ومسؤولون أمنيون
2026-03-20
The Guardian World supports high reliability
the war that the US and Israel started in Iran on 28 February – when a missile strike killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-20
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other leaders during the wave of U.S.-Israeli strikes that started the war on Feb. 28
2026-03-20
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-20
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-20
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-20
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack
2026-03-20
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
был убит верховный лидер аятолла Али Хаменеи
2026-03-20
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
был убит и верховный лидер аятолла Али Хаменеи
2026-03-20
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
в ходе которого погиб его отец, верховный лидер Ирана Али Хаменеи
2026-03-20
Press TV supports low reliability
the martyrdom of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Revolution
2026-03-20
Press TV supports low reliability
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, along with several top-ranking military commanders, was assassinated in the first wave of the cowardly aggression.
2026-03-20
Press TV supports low reliability
after the US and Israel attacked several locations across Iran, assassinating several high-ranking officials, including Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
2026-03-20
Press TV supports low reliability
his father's assassination in a joint US-Israeli terrorist airstrike targeting his office in Tehran on February 28
2026-03-20
Press TV supports low reliability
The US and Israeli regime launched a surprise assault on Iran on February 28, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several senior military commanders
2026-03-20
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-19
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
After killing Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of top officials, Netanyahu said he is "not sure who is running Iran right now."
2026-03-19
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
An Israeli strike at the very start of the war killed Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-19
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
Nearly three weeks after the sudden assault on Iran began with the killing of then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-19
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
killing so far around 1,300 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-19
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
killing so far around 1,300 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-19
The Hindu supports high reliability
supreme leader Ali Khamenei and other senior figures died during a wave of U.S. and Israeli strikes when the war started on February 28
2026-03-19
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
в ходе которого погиб его отец, верховный лидер Ирана Али Хаменеи
2026-03-18
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
منذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات على إيران، أسفرت عن مقتل وإصابة مئات الأشخاص، بينهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي وأمين مجلس الأمن القومي علي لاريجاني ووزيرا الاستخبارات والدفاع وقائد الحرس الثوري
2026-03-18
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
منذ 28 فبراير/شباط الماضي، تشن إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة هجمات على إيران، أسفرت عن مقتل وإصابة مئات الأشخاص، بينهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي وأمين مجلس الأمن القومي علي لاريجاني ووزيرا الاستخبارات والدفاع وقائد الحرس الثوري
2026-03-18
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-18
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the war on February 28
2026-03-18
The Hindu supports high reliability
We have not had anyone more important than the leader himself, and even the leader was martyred, yet the system continued its work and immediately provided a replacement
2026-03-18
The Hindu supports high reliability
We have not had anyone more important than the leader himself, and even the leader was martyred, yet the system continued its work and immediately provided a replacement
2026-03-18
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
был убит верховный лидер аятолла Али Хаменеи
2026-03-18
Iran International supports medium reliability
Following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the February 28 strike that opened the current phase of war
2026-03-18
Le Monde supports high reliability
la mort du Guide suprême iranien, Ali Khamenei, éliminé le 28 février par les premières frappes américano-israéliennes sur l'Iran
2026-03-18
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
в результате атаки был убит верховный лидер Ирана аятолла Али Хаменеи
2026-03-18
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
لم يكن لدينا شخص أكثر أهمية من القائد نفسه، وحتى القائد استشهد، ومع ذلك استمر النظام في عمله وقدم بديلا على الفور
2026-03-18
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
the assassination of the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of US-Israeli strikes on 28 February
2026-03-18
RT English supports low reliability
a senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes on February 28.
2026-03-17
RT English supports low reliability
a senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes on February 28.
2026-03-17
RT English supports low reliability
Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes on February 28
2026-03-17
RT English supports low reliability
a senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes on February 28.
2026-03-17
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
Israeli and United States strikes killed former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his top aides on the first day of the war on February 28
2026-03-17
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
after the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran on February 28
2026-03-17
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-17
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-17
TASS English supports low reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some other key Iranian leaders were killed in the joint US-Israeli attack.
2026-03-17
Iran International supports medium reliability
Following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during the 2026 US-Israeli strikes
2026-03-17
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
United States-Israeli strikes killed the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and several members of his family on the first day of the war they launched on February 28
2026-03-17
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
the highest-profile assassination since the killing of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other leaders during the wave of U.S.-Israeli strikes that started the war on Feb. 28
2026-03-17
Al Jazeera uncertain medium reliability
United States-Israeli strikes killed the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and several members of his family on the first day of the war they launched on February 28.
2026-03-17
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
Ali Khamenei, was killed in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli bombing campaign
2026-03-16
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
Ali Khamenei, was killed in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli bombing campaign
2026-03-16
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
Ali Khamenei, was killed in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli bombing campaign
2026-03-16
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
Ali Khamenei, was killed in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli bombing campaign
2026-03-16
Press TV supports low reliability
assassination in a joint US-Israeli terrorist airstrike targeting his office in Tehran on February 28
2026-03-16
Press TV supports low reliability
assassination in a joint US-Israeli terrorist airstrike targeting his office in Tehran on February 28
2026-03-16
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
أدت إلى مقتل المئات ومن بينهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي وعدد من كبار القادة العسكريين
2026-03-16
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
أدت إلى مقتل المئات ومن بينهم المرشد الأعلى علي خامنئي وعدد من كبار القادة العسكريين
2026-03-16
TASS English supports low reliability
The strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other key figures in the leadership.
2026-03-16
TASS English supports low reliability
The strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other key figures in the leadership.
2026-03-16
The Hindu supports high reliability
the start of the war on February 28, when U.S.-Israeli strikes killed the previous Supreme Leader, Mojtaba's father Ali Khamenei.
2026-03-15
RT English supports low reliability
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has fallen a martyr due to the aggression of the Zionist and American enemy.
2026-03-14
Hurriyet Daily News supports medium reliability
despite their supreme leader Ali Khamenei being killed on day one
2026-03-14
cfr.org supports medium reliability
killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-12
cfr.org supports medium reliability
killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
2026-03-12
Foreign Affairs supports high reliability
U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed much of its leadership, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-12
Foreign Affairs supports high reliability
U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed much of its leadership, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-12
Iran International supports medium reliability
The death of Khamenei in the February 2026 US–Israeli airstrikes on Tehran has triggered the most consequential constitutional transition in the Islamic Republic since 1989
2026-03-11
Iran International supports medium reliability
roughly a month before Khamenei was killed in a joint US–Israeli missile strike on February 28
2026-03-11
Iran International supports medium reliability
Khamenei was killed in a joint US–Israeli missile strike on February 28
2026-03-11
Iran International supports medium reliability
Following US and Israeli attacks on the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-11
Iran International supports medium reliability
Following US and Israeli attacks on the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-11
Iran International supports medium reliability
Following US and Israeli attacks on the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
2026-03-11
Alexander Mercouris supports low reliability
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by a joint U.S.–Israeli military strike on Tehran on February 28
2026-03-10
Alexander Mercouris supports low reliability
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by a joint U.S.–Israeli military strike on Tehran on February 28
2026-03-10
Alexander Mercouris supports low reliability
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by a joint U.S.–Israeli military strike on Tehran on February 28
2026-03-10
RAND Corporation supports high reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior Iranian officials are dead
2026-03-10
RAND Corporation supports high reliability
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior Iranian officials are dead
2026-03-10
Alexander Mercouris neutral low reliability
so when supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed during the first strikes, Soheila was overjoyed
2026-03-08
Alexander Mercouris neutral low reliability
so when supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed during the first strikes, Soheila was overjoyed
2026-03-08
Alexander Mercouris supports low reliability
the one guy in Iran that blocked for 36 years the Iran's ability to develop a nuclear weapon...That's the guy the United States killed
2026-03-05
Alexander Mercouris supports low reliability
the one guy in Iran that blocked for 36 years the Iran's ability to develop a nuclear weapon...That's the guy the United States killed
2026-03-05
bellingcat.com supports medium reliability
killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as several senior regime figures
2026-03-03
bellingcat.com supports medium reliability
killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as several senior regime figures
2026-03-03
pbs.org supports medium reliability
killed a reported 1,000 people in the country, including its supreme leader
csis.org supports medium reliability
they said that the go order was given at 3:00 on Friday, which means that they knew where the supreme leader and the security apparatus was going to be 10 hours later
aljazeera.com supports medium reliability
Following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli strike on Tehran on Saturday
pbs.org supports medium reliability
killed a reported 1,000 people in the country, including its supreme leader
aljazeera.com supports medium reliability
Following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli strike on Tehran on Saturday

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