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Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed

March 1, 2026

Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed March 1, 20264:00 AM ET By Jane Arraf , Willem Marx A person holds a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, as people mourn at a square in Tehran on March 1, 2026. Atta Kenare/ hide caption toggle caption Atta Kenare/ Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed in a joint American-Israeli operation targeting Iran on Saturday, Iran's state media has confirmed. Obituaries Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year iron rule The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning.

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The country's supreme leader was killed following an attack launched by the U. S.
and Israel on Saturday against Iran as part of a major military campaign intended to topple the Islamic regime.
Israel's military said that top Iranian security officials were among those killed, including the country's defense minister, the commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the secretary of the Iranian Security Council, a close adviser to Khamenei.
Iran state media has confirmed their deaths.
Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike, a person briefed on the strike told NPR.

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Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed

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Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed

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