Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei ‘found dead in rubble’
Iran’s religious leader Ali Khamenei was killed Major attack on Iran In his statement on Saturday night, Donald Trump announced a project initiated by Israel and the United States.
The Ayatollah’s body, riddled with shrapnel wounds, was pulled from the rubble after a daylight bomb attack aimed at overthrowing the regime destroyed his compound in Tehran.
Israel and USA It carried out 900 attacks in 12 hours Military bases, nuclear facilities and government buildings across Iran were targeted using F-35s, F-22s and, for the first time, one-way attack drones.
Announcing Khamenei’s death, the US president said that many of the regime’s military, security and police forces died. They were ready to lay down their weapons and deliver to the USA.
“Khamenei, one of the worst people in history, is dead,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This is the greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country,” he said.
Ayatollah’s body is said to have been found among the ruins of his compound in Tehran
Photos of Khamenei’s body were shown to Mr Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as evidence of the assassination, which was met with celebrations on the streets of London and Tehran.
In Finchley, north London, hundreds of Iranians waved flags and honked car horns as celebrations spread through the streets of the area known as “little Tehran”.
Khamenei’s death represents: The heaviest blow to the Iranian regime Since the 1979 revolution when the Ayatollahs came to power. Last night tens of thousands of people flocked to Tehran and other major cities to demand change.
A statue of Khamenei was torn down and set on fire in Galleh Dar, Fars province.
One person was heard saying: “Am I dreaming? Welcome to the new world.”
Israel’s massive attack on the Khamenei compound, where some regime leaders are thought to have met on Saturday, was the opening salvo of this attack. It is expected to be an attack that will last for days..
Iran on Saturday night responded with missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles at US bases and civilian targets in five neighboring Gulf states, while promising “overwhelming” retaliation.
Iranian missiles crossed Israel’s Iron Dome and landed in Tel Aviv, killing one woman and injuring 20 people.
A. Five star hotel in DubaiSeveral residences in Bahrain and Kuwait’s international airport were hit after Tehran retaliated with a barrage of ballistic missiles, which it refused to give up during Thursday’s talks.
The luxury Fairmont Palm hotel in Dubai went up in flames after being hit by the Shahed suicide drone on Saturday night. While four people were injured, British guests were taking shelter in the basement while missiles continued to be fired at the UAE last night. Dubai International Airport was also bombed.
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Iran also struck the US Navy 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, the most vulnerable of American bases, as debris rained from the skies over Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan.
Qatar’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said eight people were injured by shrapnel falling from the missiles. Jordan said it was “interested” in 49 unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic missiles.
Flights across the Middle East canceledIt left hundreds of thousands of people stranded. Last night, air defense fire exploded over Dubai, the commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates. Shrapnel from Iran’s missile attack on the UAE capital killed one person, state media said.
According to reports, in Iran, the chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Mohammed Pakpour, and the defense minister, Amir Nasserzadeh, were killed along with 40 other senior leaders of the regime.
While President Trump called on the Iranian people to force regime change, he told Iranian guards to lay down their weapons or face certain death.
Addressing the nation, Mr. Trump said he launched Operation “Epic Rage” to ensure Americans were never threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran.
“I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is near,” he said in a video posted on Truth Social. More than 12 hours later, he added: “But the heavy, precise bombardment will continue uninterrupted throughout the week or as long as necessary to achieve our goal of PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND REALLY IN THE WORLD!”
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Netanyahu said the joint offensive would “continue as long as necessary” and lead to a wave of attacks that threaten to destabilize the region.
Mr. Trump watched the operation from his Florida vacation home, Mar-a-Lago, with other key members of his administration, where he announced the start of the mission.
“The Iranian regime has been chanting ‘Death to America’ slogans for 47 years and has been waging an endless bloodshed campaign,” he said. “Their threatening activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases abroad and our allies around the world. “They could never have nuclear weapons.”
While the USA was pressuring Iran to use its nuclear program, it had accumulated a heavy attack force in the region. negotiations that fail to reach agreement on Thursday.
According to senior US officials, US intelligence believed there were signs that Iran was planning to use its ballistic missiles against American troops in the region.
Iran is also reluctant to act as its proxy group in the region, sources said, and the United States has come to believe they are not seriously negotiating a deal.
This means the US president feels he has no choice but to attack Iran, the source added.
Smoke rises over Tehran after US and Israel attack Iran – AP
Sir Keir Starmer said Britain was under pressure to explain whether it allowed the US to use Diego Garcia, a military base in the Chagos Islands. did not take part in the attack.
“Iran can put an end to this now,” he said in a televised speech. “They must refrain from further attacks, abandon their weapons programs, and end the horrific violence and oppression against the Iranian people.”
Israeli air force warplanes dropped hundreds of munitions, including air defense systems and missile launchers, targeting approximately 500 targets in various parts of Iran.
One of the attacks targeted an area in Tabriz in western Iran. The Iranian Surface-to-Surface Missile Unit used this area to launch dozens of missiles at Israeli civilians.
The timing of the attack is not a coincidence. The president’s approval ratings are at their lowest. With midterm elections are approachingRepublicans are in danger of losing the House.
With control in the balance, Mr. Trump hopes a decisive blow against a foreign aggressor will allow Republicans to cling to power.
Iran’s defense ministry said it would provide weapons and equipment to continue the operation “until the enemy is defeated.”
In the statement made by the defense ministry, “We will continue to provide full arms and equipment support to the brave warriors of the great Iranian nation, as in the past, for the continuation of the ‘True Word Four’ operations and the defeat of the enemies.”
The Revolutionary Guards blocked passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most vital oil export route. Risk of rising global oil prices.
The attacks could shake global markets, especially if Iran makes the Strait of Hormuz unsafe for commercial traffic. In 2025, one third of the world’s oil exports transported by sea passed through the strait.
Israeli officials told Axios that Israel targeted Khamenei’s sons, but intelligence indicates they survived the attacks.
President Trump told Axios on Saturday that there were several diplomatic “exit points” for the Epic Fury operation, which lasted through Sunday.
“I can go for a long time and take over everything, or I can finish it in two or three days and tell the Iranians,” he said. “See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding [your nuclear and missile programs]. “In any case, it will take them a few years to recover from this attack,” he predicted.
Following the attack, Mr. Trump met with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Sir Keir, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
On Saturday night, the president announced that Khamenei had died and that the process of bringing the country “to the greatness it deserves” would soon begin.
The talks collapsed after Iran said it hoped to avoid a war but retained the right to enrich uranium. He did not want to discuss other issues such as. long range missile program or support for armed groups Like Hamas and Hezbollah.
Iran claims it has not enriched uranium since June, but has prevented international inspectors from visiting sites the United States bombed during Operation Midnight Hammer last summer.
Satellite photos analyzed by media outlets showed new activity over two hours from these sitesIt suggests that Iran is trying to evaluate and potentially recover the materials.
Mr. Trump had threatened military action but backed off after Iran’s latest violent repression protests spurred by economic woes that have escalated into a nationwide crackdown against the ruling clerics.
There are more than 7,000 people It is assumed that he was killed in handcuffing.
Nigel Farage and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch Supported attacks against IranLeft-wing politicians claimed that they violated international law.
UK Reform Leader Mr Farage called on the Prime Minister to allow the use of British military bases and “support Americans in this vital fight”.
Ms Badenoch said she “stands with our allies in the US and Israel” in taking on the Iranian threat.
The Secret Service and the FBI said they are on high alert for an attack by Iranian proxies and sleeper cells feared to be spread throughout America.
As darkness fell on the region, the US and Israeli air forces began the second phase of the mission, continuing their attacks until the late hours of the night.
Video footage circulating on social media shows Iranians celebrating the death of the religious leader, with people cheering in the streets despite an almost complete internet blackout.
Additional reporting by Lily Shanagher
