The US and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran Saturday morning, allegedly killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a senior Israeli official.
His body was reportedly recovered and a photo of it was shown to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The airstrikes are a response to the regime’s refusal to dismantle its nuclear program following weeks of talks — and as the US increased its military presence in the Middle East after President Trump warned Tehran there would be consequences if a deal was not reached. Israel later confirmed that the joint strikes targeted the Supreme Leader and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian.
“It’s a very simple message. They will never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump vowed in a video message posted on Truth Social just before 3 a.m.
He warned Tehran to “lay down your arms or face certain death.”
Iran later warned that the “first wave of extensive missile and drone attacks” is underway across Israel.
Tehran also struck near a US Navy base in Bahrain, harrowing video obtained by The Post shows.
US and Israeli officials are saying that the military campaign in Iran could last weeks.
Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news on the US and Israel’s attack on Iran.
resident Trump believes a “large” amount of Iranian leaders have been killed from the U.S.-Israeli strikes today.
In a three-minute phone call with NBC News, the President said “a large number of their leaders have also been killed.”
