ConfirmedMilitary & securityBackgroundMar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, United States
Trump says Khamenei is dead and bombing will continue "throughout the week"
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- 4:37 PM in New York
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- Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, United States
Trump wrote on Truth Social that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei "is dead," saying he could not evade U.S. intelligence and tracking systems working with Israel, and that "heavy and pinpoint bombing" would continue uninterrupted through the week or as long as necessary. He called it "the single greatest chance" for Iranians to take back their country.
Why it matters
The killing of Iran's supreme leader in the opening strikes turned the campaign into a decapitation of the state; Iranian officials had dismissed the reports as "mental warfare" until state media confirmed the death early Sunday.
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