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A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's office shows him delivering the sermon for the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran on October 4, 2024. Handout/Khamenei.IR via AFP/File

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Agence France-Presse

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17723250867891733920152807AFP__20241004__36J32KV__v1__HighRes__IranLebanonPalestinianIsraelConflict.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei&#x27;s office shows him delivering the sermon for the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran on October 4, 2024. Handout/Khamenei.IR via AFP/File (UPDATED) US President Donald Trump said in a social media post that Iran&#x27;s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei &quot;was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems&quot; and had been killed.</div>&quot;Heavy and pinpoint bombing... will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST&quot;, Trump said.Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran&#x27;s late shah, hailed the reported killing of Khamenei, saying the Islamic republic was entering the &quot;dustbin of history.&quot;Iranian media reported on Sunday that Khamenei&#x27;s daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter had been killed in the US and Israeli strikes.&quot;After establishing contact with informed sources in the Supreme Leader&#x27;s household, the news of the martyrdom of the daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter of the Revolutionary Leader has unfortunately been confirmed,&quot; Fars news agency and other Iranian media reported.The joint US-Israeli operation began earlier on Saturday with smoke rising over Tehran after strikes that Israel said were pre-emptive.Shortly after, Trump announced US combat operations against Iran, with the goal of &quot;eliminating imminent threats&quot;.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/1/latest-developments-in-us-israel-strikes-on-iran-0747">Latest developments in US, Israel strikes on Iran </a></div>Israel&#x27;s military said it targeted multiple sites where senior Iranian officials had gathered in Tehran, and launched strikes against Iranian missile launchers.It said 200 fighter jets had taken part in the &quot;extensive attack&quot;, hitting more than 500 targets.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks killed senior Iranian officials and warned that thousands more targets would be struck in the coming days.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/1/dmw-no-filipino-casualties-reported-in-middle-east-airstrikes-0808">DMW: No Filipino casualties reported in Middle East airstrikes </a></div>The Iranian judiciary&#x27;s Mizan Online website said 108 people died in a strike on a girls school in Minab, citing a provincial official who blamed Israel.AFP was unable to access the location to verify the toll or the circumstances surrounding the incident.

US President Donald Trump said in a social media post that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems" and had been killed.

US President Donald Trump said in a social media post that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems" and had been killed.

Iranian leader Ali Khamenei reported killed in US, Israel attack

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Iranian leader Ali Khamenei reported killed in US, Israel attack

Agence France-Presse

Published Mar 01, 2026 08:33 AM PHT

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Updated Mar 01, 2026 10:19 AM PHT

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