Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei Killed in Joint US-Israel Attack in Tehran

Tehran. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with other powerful Iranian figures, has been killed in a joint attack by the United States and Israel in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Iranian state news agency IRNA has confirmed the deaths of Ali Shamkhani, the Supreme Leader's chief political advisor and Secretary of the Defense Council, and Mohammad Pakpour, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Iranian media outlets have referred to Khamenei as a 'martyr' and noted that his death has caused an irreparable loss to the country. Iran officially confirmed the news hours after US President Donald Trump announced Khamenei's death.

Trump stated that he has a good plan for who should succeed Khamenei and warned that further attacks on Iran would continue if necessary. Reports indicate that Khamenei's daughter, son-in-law, and grandson also lost their lives in this devastating attack. Following this incident, a 40-day national mourning period has been declared in Iran.

Following the death of the Supreme Leader, a new process for governing the country has begun according to the Iranian constitution. The country will now be led by a council comprising the Iranian President, the Chief Justice, and a cleric from the Guardian Council.

On the other hand, Israel has announced the start of a new series of attacks on Iran, while reports of retaliatory attacks from the Iranian side have also emerged in the UAE and Bahrain.