Main PointsIran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead following missile strikes by the US and Israel against Iran. It says that shortly before the bombing, the CIA had zeroed in on the location of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Then the agency learned that a meeting of top Iranian officials would take place Saturday morning at a leadership compound in the heart of Tehran. A leadership council has been formed in Iran to assume duties following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Mourners in Tehran take to the streets following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Source: The Irish Times March 01, 2026 07:44 UTC