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Israeli official: Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in Israeli airstrike
Times of Israel ^ | 02/28/2026 | Emanuel Fabian

Posted on 02/28/2026 1:01:20 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran this morning, an Israeli official tells Israeli media.

“ Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in an Israeli strike on Tehran, with his body found under the rubble caused by an Israeli airstrike, senior Israeli officials were informed on Saturday evening,” the Jerusalem Post reports. “Documentation of Khamenei's body was reportedly shown to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airstrike; ayatollah; cartersfolly; iran; khameneidead; notawar; specialmilitaryop
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On the other hand, the Foreign Ministry of Iran claims the Ayatollah is still alive. They can’t both be right.
1 posted on 02/28/2026 1:01:20 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Here is another report:

BREAKING: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is Dead


2 posted on 02/28/2026 1:03:25 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Easy enough to disprove, the longer they wait the less likely of course.


3 posted on 02/28/2026 1:03:29 PM PST by Skwor
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To: SeekAndFind
Well-Bye
4 posted on 02/28/2026 1:03:39 PM PST by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m handing out candy. 😆


5 posted on 02/28/2026 1:04:55 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: SeekAndFind

He wasn’t a drinker but today he got bombed.


6 posted on 02/28/2026 1:05:13 PM PST by Don@VB (THE NEW GREEN DEAL IS JUST THE OLD RED DEAL)
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To: SeekAndFind

SOURCE: https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/02/28/breaking-iranian-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-is-dead-n4950085

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In the immediate aftermath of the U.S.–Israeli strikes, there was a several‑hour window where no one could say for sure whether Khamenei was dead, wounded, or merely in hiding.

Israeli TV, citing unnamed intelligence sources, quickly assessed that Khamenei had “likely” been killed when his compound in Tehran was flattened, but officials in Israel, the U.S., and Iran all stopped short of formal confirmation, stressing that his fate was still uncertain.

Netanyahu has viewed footage showing the body of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, marking what officials describe as the end of an era.


7 posted on 02/28/2026 1:05:48 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Skwor

One of our local news agencies, Erie PA, keeps quoting crap from Irans state news agency. Laughable yet almost traitorous…….in my humble opinion.

This is great though, Israel takes responsibility.


8 posted on 02/28/2026 1:06:07 PM PST by SteelPSUGOP (UGHT)
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To: SeekAndFind

Supposedly 40 leaders killed along with the Ayatollah.

Wonder if they were having a lavish banquet together. Not a good idea. Waiter was probably from Mossad and left without a tip just in time.

Or “We have an encouraging message from our Leader. Press “1” on your special new phones to hear it. 🔥


9 posted on 02/28/2026 1:06:16 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Don@VB

Great one.


10 posted on 02/28/2026 1:07:37 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: SeekAndFind

Shouldn’ta FA’d.


11 posted on 02/28/2026 1:09:09 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: SeekAndFind
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12 posted on 02/28/2026 1:09:51 PM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump! Prayers answered!)
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To: SeekAndFind

That’s a shame.


13 posted on 02/28/2026 1:10:14 PM PST by wildcard_redneck ( )
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To: Don@VB

Zzzing! 😄


14 posted on 02/28/2026 1:10:30 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Cue the Charlie Sheen “Winning” picture.


15 posted on 02/28/2026 1:11:07 PM PST by moviefan8
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To: frank ballenger

Supposedly they were all in a meeting at around 8am because they didn’t think Israel / US would attack during daylight.

Bye …


16 posted on 02/28/2026 1:12:04 PM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump Zio simps are fools. The future of the Republican party and JD Vance’s 2028 electoral hopes are the biggest casualties of the day. The death of one elderly towel-head figurehead only strengthens Iran’s IRGC nationalist hardliners. Khamenei was a pragmatic moderate.


17 posted on 02/28/2026 1:12:10 PM PST by Ansfelden
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To: SeekAndFind

May he rest in pieces.


18 posted on 02/28/2026 1:14:47 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: Rockingham

Ha!


19 posted on 02/28/2026 1:17:21 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Ansfelden

You are crazy.

The people are going to vote in the Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, and Iran is going to be an ally of the USA.


20 posted on 02/28/2026 1:18:12 PM PST by butterdezillion
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