Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who reigned as Iran’s supreme leader for the past 36 years, was killed in a sweeping U.S. and Israeli attack on the country Saturday.

President Trump posted on social media that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation​ Saturday.

Seed of the Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof calls Iran’s dead leader Ali Khamenei 'the most hated figure in the contemporary history of Iran.'

The 36-year rule of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei built Iran into a powerful anti-U.S. force, while using an iron fist to crush repeated unrest at home.

Ayatollah Khamenei became Iran’s supreme leader in 1989, wielding ultimate religious and political authority over the state and security apparatus.

Does a video show women in Iran removing burqas and then burning pictures of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he died in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February 2026? No, that's not true: The

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran rose over the past few weeks, traders were using Kalshi and Polymarket to bet on whether Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would remain in power. But when news broke that Khamenei was killed in joint strikes by the U.