{"id":321911,"date":"2026-03-01T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-state-media-confirms-death-of-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-in-us-israeli-strikes-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:00:11","slug":"iran-state-media-confirms-death-of-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-in-us-israeli-strikes-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-state-media-confirms-death-of-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-in-us-israeli-strikes-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran state media confirms death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KEK9ArnHmN8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran state media confirms death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KEK9ArnHmN8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s state media has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, after attacks across Iran by Israel and the US, which began on Saturday morning local time.<\/p>\n<p>The state media confirmation of Ayatollah Khamenei&#8217;s death came after US President Donald Trump had announced the news in a social media post on Truth Social, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Khamenei&#8217;s Tehran compound had been destroyed in &quot;a powerful, surprise strike&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Iran responded to the attack by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries which host US military bases: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Iran #US #Israel #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s state media has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, after attacks across Iran by Israel and the US, which began on Saturday morning local time. 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