Khamenei dead or alive? Iranian foreign minister says...

Sat, 28 February 2026

21:46

Following reports by some Israeli media channels that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was believed to have been killed in Saturday morning's strikes, the Iranian foreign minister has said the Ayatollah is still alive.

In an interview with NBC News, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is alive "as far as I know".

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