Celebrations break out in Tehran after Khamenei killed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes
Islamic dictator and Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has been killed in a targeted U.S.-Israeli strike early Saturday, according to Trump and confirmation from Iranian state media.
Islamic dictator and Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has been killed in a targeted U.S.-Israeli strike early Saturday, according to U.S. President Donald J. Trump and confirmation from Iranian state media.
Iran’s state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported Sunday morning that “The Supreme Leader of Iran Has Reached Martyrdom.”
State-affiliated Fars News Agency said Khamenei was killed “in his office in the household of the leader” while “carrying out his duties” at the time of the attack.
Shortly after Khamenei’s death was confirmed, cheers and celebrations broke out in the streets of Tehran.
The strike followed what Trump described as a “massive and ongoing operation” aimed at preventing what he called a “very wicked, radical dictatorship” from threatening U.S. national security interests.
In a social media statement posted to Truth Social, Trump called Khamenei “one of the most evil people in History” and said his death was “Justice for the people of Iran” and for “Great Americans” harmed by the regime. He added that Khamenei “was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems,” noting that the U.S. was “working closely with Israel.”
Trump described the moment as “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country,” and warned elements of Iran’s security forces that “Now they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!”
He also said “heavy and pinpoint bombing” would “continue, uninterrupted” as part of a broader goal of “PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST.”
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said the death “brings justice for the Iranian people” after decades of “repressive, theocratic, tyrannical dictatorship.” He called Khamenei “this evil man” who “murdered his own people” and “fuelled terror and violence around the world,” adding that Canada will “always stand with the people of Iran.”
Before the announcement of Khamenei’s death, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand urged Canadians in Iran to “shelter in place” and reiterated that Iran “is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East.”
Their statement emphasized that Iran “must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons,” noting that despite diplomatic efforts, Tehran has “neither fully dismantled its nuclear program” nor ended its support for “regional terrorist proxy groups.” Canada also reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself and expressed support for U.S. actions aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Khamenei, who had led Iran since 1989, was one of the most notorious Islamic dictators and backers of terrorism for more than three decades.