Iranian supreme leader killed in airstrike, Trump says
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🗓️ 28 February 2026
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Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khemenei is dead, according President Donald Trump. This comes after US and Israeli forces bombarded targets across Iran. Iran has retaliated, launching attacks throughout the Middle East.
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump says Iran's supreme leader Ali Hamani is dead. |
| 0:05.1 | This comes after U.S. and Israeli forces bombarded targets across Iran. |
| 0:10.6 | Iran has retaliated with attacks throughout the Middle East. |
| 0:13.9 | And given these historic events, we're dropping our national security podcast sources and methods in the feed today. |
| 0:24.2 | From NPR, I'm Mary Louise Kelly. |
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| 0:53.6 | Ayatollah Ali Hamanay. |
| 0:55.6 | Iran's supreme leader since 1989 is dead, killed today by Israeli strikes. |
| 1:01.7 | President Trump confirmed the death in a statement posted to truth social. |
| 1:06.0 | No confirmation, at least of this hour from Iran. |
| 1:10.2 | Hamini's death would mark the biggest development today on a day when the headlines have |
| 1:13.7 | just kept coming? |
| 1:15.9 | Here's how President Trump shared the news of airstrikes from Mar-a-Lago. |
| 1:19.8 | A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people |
| 1:33.0 | by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. |
| 1:43.7 | So as you heard, there, strikes today by both Israel and the U.S. |
| 1:48.2 | As the day unfolded, Iran hit back, lobbying missiles at Israel, also at Saudi Arabia, |
| 1:53.8 | also at Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, a whole list of countries that host U.S. |
| 1:58.8 | troops. |
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