Israel says Khamenei is dead, Iran says he is ‘commanding the field’ UN’s Guterres: ‘Grave threat to international peace and security’ UN chief António Guterres called the situation a “grave threat to international peace and security.” “Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world.” He added that the situation on the ground is “very fluid,” saying that he is not in a position to confirm reports of Khamenei’s death.

“There are many unconfirmed reports,” said Guterres. “The attacks have reportedly caused significant civilian casualties. According to Iranian media, an airstrike killed at least 85 people and injured many more at a girls school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, and a school in Tehran was also reportedly hit, causing two deaths.”

He said 89 people have been injured in Iran’s subsequent strikes on Israel, according to Israeli sources.

Trump tells US media he believes Khamenei is dead

Trump told NBC news “we feel that that is a correct story,” referring to reports that Iran’s supreme leader is dead. 

Asked about who will replace Khamenei, Trump told NBC, “I don’t know, but at some point they’ll be calling me to ask who I’d like… I’m only being a little sarcastic when I say that.”

Trump also told ABC he believes Khamenei is dead.

Trump told ABC correspondent Rachel Scott: “I don’t want to say anything definitively until I see things but we believe he is. And much of their leaders are gone.”

The U.S. and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades, and Israel said Khamenei had been killed in the operation.

A senior Israeli official told Reuters the Supreme Leader’s body had been found.

Iranian state media cited a source close to Khamenei’s office as saying: “I can tell you with confidence that the leader of the revolution is steadfast and firm in commanding the field.”

Asked on NBC news about reports of Khamenei’s death, Trump said: “We feel that that is a correct story.”

Iran called the strikes against it unprovoked and illegal and responded by firing missiles at Israel and at least seven other countries, including Gulf states that host U.S. bases.

In cities across Iran, explosions caused widespread panic and some residents tried to flee.

The strikes came weeks after a wave of anti-government protests were violently put down in a crackdown that killed thousands. Protesters had again taken to the streets in recent days in remembrance of those killed the previous month.

Trump said the strikes were aimed at ending a decades-long threat from Iran and ensuring it could not develop a nuclear weapon. He called on Iranian security forces to lay down their weapons and invited Iranians to topple their government once the bombing ended.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were many signs indicating Khamenei “is no longer” and called on Iranians to finish the job.

He said Khamenei’s compound had been destroyed, and Revolutionary Guard commanders and senior nuclear officials had been killed.

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Iranian news agencies say Khamenei ‘commanding the field’

Iranian news agencies Tasnim and Mehr reported that the Supreme Leader was “steadfast and firm in commanding the field” after an Israeli official told Reuters Khamenei had been killed and his body had been found.

US believes Iran’s Khamenei is dead, Fox News reports

The United States believes Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and five to 10 top Iranian leaders were killed in an initial Israeli strike, a Fox News reporter said on Saturday, citing a U.S. official.

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