Iran & USA: Supreme Leader Khamenei Confirmed Dead — 40 Days of National Mourning Declared
In a historic and seismic turn of events, Iranian state media has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — who led Iran since 1989 — was killed following coordinated U.S.–Israeli airstrikes on Tehran and other sites on 28 February 2026.

 The Iranian government has declared 40 days of national mourning and seven public holidays as tens of thousands grieve across the country.
Crowds have flooded streets, some mourning deeply while others are shaken by the sudden loss of the nation’s most powerful figure.   The Revolutionary Guard has vowed retaliation and a “heavy price” for those responsible, signaling a potentially perilous escalation in tensions with the United States and its allies.

This moment marks a profound shift in the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape — a leader gone, a nation in mourning, and the world waiting anxiously for what comes next.