Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday in what President Trump called a “massive and ongoing” U.S.-Israeli operation aimed at razing Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities, thwarting Tehran’s support to proxies and destroying its theocratic government. “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. Iran’s Red Crescent later said 201 people were killed in attacks across the country, and that 24 out of Iran’s 32 provinces were hit. Debris from one of those missiles killed one person in the UAE; another struck a hotel in Dubai. Many came out with statements excoriating Iran for what they described as an unprovoked attack on their sovereignty.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 28, 2026 14:35 UTC