The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been martyred in the strikes conducted by the United States (US), according to the Iranian state media report.
Iranian state media reported that Khamenei “was carrying out his assigned duties and was present at his workplace (his office)”.
“This cowardly attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning”, state media further stated.
Prior to this, the President of the US, Donald Trump, had said that Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei had been killed in strikes.
In addition to this, a 40 day long public mourning has been announced in Iran according to the state media reports, after the Supreme Leaders martydom.
“We have lost a great leader, and we are mourning him,” a statement from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said.
The statement added, “a leader who was unique in terms of purity of spirit, strength of faith, resourcefulness in affairs, courage in the face of the arrogant, and jihad in the path of God.”
IRGC mourns Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, ‘vows revenge‘
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reacted to reports of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s martyrdom.
In a statement carried by Fars news agency, it said, “we have lost a great leader and we mourn him.”
The statement said that Khamenei’s ‘martyrdom at the hands of the most vicious terrorists and executioners of humanity is a sign of the legitimacy of this great leader and the acceptance of his sincere services.’
It also said that the “Iranian nation’s hand of revenge…will not let them go.”
The IRGC added that it will stand ‘firm in confronting domestic and foreign conspiracies.’
IRGC says ‘most intense’ offensive on Israel, US bases to begin shortly: reports
IRGC has announced the start of what it called ‘the most devastating offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran,’ according to reports.
According to a statement reported by Iran’s Fars news agency, the offensive is set to begin “in just moments.” The IRGC said the attacks will focus on the “occupied territories and American terrorist bases” in the region.
Trump on martyrdom of Supreme Leader of Iran
‘Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,’ Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social.
Trump further added that, ‘this is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS.’
Trump added that the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was unable to avoid the intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems of the US. He added that there was not a thing he, or the other leaders who have been killed along with him, could do working closely with Israel,
He called this the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.
Trump talked about hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces no longer want to fight. Adding that they are looking for Immunity from them.
Trump added, ‘As I said last night, “Now they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!” Hopefully, the IRGC and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots, and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves.’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s martyrdom reports
Before this, the international news agency Reuters formally denied reports circulating on social media and other unverified sources claiming the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on their X account.
Reuters clarified that it has not issued any such report. Many screenshots and claims are circulating on social media about his death at the time. However, all reports were denied at the time.
