There are “many signs” that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday in the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address.
Israel described the attack as “the largest air raid” in its history and Iran retaliated by targeting US military interests in countries across the Gulf. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Netanyahu says ‘there are signs’ that Iran’s Khamenei is dead
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there were many signs indicating Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “is no longer”, without explicitly confirming his death.
Netanyahu also said Khamenei’s compound had been destroyed, and Revolutionary Guard commanders and senior nuclear officials had ben destroyed.
“This morning, in a powerful surprise strike, the compound of the tyrant Ali Khamenei was destroyed in the heart of Tehran … and there are many signs that this tyrant is no longer alive,” Netanyahu said in a televised
