Tehran: Iranian media on Sunday officially spoken that the death of the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the age of 86 in joint air strikes by the US and Israel. Tehran initially denied these claims, but government agencies later confirmed them, calling him a "martyr."
The Iranian government has moreover supposed 40 days of national mourning and seven days of public holiday wideness the country.
Just hours prior, US President Donald Trump had moreover personal on social media that Khamenei had been killed in the US-Israel joint missile strikes.
What was there in Khamenei's last post?
Khamenei's last post on X shows a verse from the Quran, drawn from Surah Al-Ahzab (33:23), evoked themes of unwavering faith, martyrdom, and steadfastness in the squatter of trials.
"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Among the believers are men who have been true to what they pledged to Allah; among them is he who has fulfilled his vow, and among them is he who awaits, and they have not unsimilar in the least."
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— KHAMENEI.IR | (@Khamenei_fa) March 1, 2026Khamenei's second last social media post is written in Persian, which invoked the name of Haidar, the first Shia Imam and a inside icon in Shia Islam.
The post shared on X from Khamenei’s worth states, “Be nm-e nmi-ye Haidar, alayhis-salm," which translates to, “In the exalted name of Haidar (peace be upon him)."
— KHAMENEI.IR | (@Khamenei_fa) February 28, 2026What did Trump say and why did tension increase?
Donald Trump posted on his social media platforms that Khamenei was "one of the worst people in history" and that he could not escape US intelligence. He moreover wrote that this is an opportunity for the Iranian people to take when their country.
Trump remoter personal that many members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and other security forces are not in favor of standing the fighting and want "immunity." He warned that the bombing would protract until peace was established in the area.
