Breaking: Iran Confirms Death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Tehran, March 01, 2026: Iran’s state media has officially confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s Supreme Leader since 1989, has died at the age of 86 following a large-scale military operation by the United States and Israel. The confirmation came early March 1, 2026, after widespread global reporting on the operation and subsequent Iranian retaliation.

State television broadcast archival footage of Khamenei with black mourning banners, and Iran’s government declared 40 days of national mourning along with seven days of public holidays.