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Trump declares Khamenei is dead

Confusion and escalating tensions have followed a major US-Israeli strike on Iranian targets, with US President Donald Trump declaring on Truth Social that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead — a claim that has not been confirmed by Iranian officials.

Iran’s state television had earlier foreshadwoed an imminent address from Khamenei following the coordinated attacks and Tehran’s reported retaliation against US regional bases and Gulf host nations.

Rumours had circulated earlier suggesting the Supreme Leader may have been killed, or was sheltering in a secure underground command location known only to senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps figures.



Adding to the uncertainty, a post appeared on Khamenei’s official X account shortly after Trump’s statement, though it did not directly address his status. In Washington, several Democratic congressional leaders have called for an immediate War Powers vote, criticising the Trump-ordered strike as unconstitutional and arguing Iran had not directly attacked the United States. Trump has since vowed that bombing operations will continue, signalling the potential for further escalation as the region awaits clarity from Tehran.

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  1. “Oct. 7 was years in the making and could not have been successfully executed without the aid and discretion of the people of Gaza. Moreover, it involved the assistance of numerous foreign players: China supplied the vehicles which were smuggled across the Egypt-Gaza border through tunnels; North Korea supplied weapons; Iran supplied weapons, technology, and training; and Qatar supplied money to build homemade weapons and to pay terrorists and the Gazans who worked for them.”
    https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/27/how-the-west-aided-and-abetted-the-oct-7-attack-on-israel/#:~:text=Oct.%207%20was,worked%20for%20them.

  2. At this point its fair to say Trump.is the biggest bullshit artist that has ever lived. Betrayed his base, betrayed America, betrayed the Constitution.all.so he he cuck for bibi what a loser!

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