DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed early Sunday, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability. Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news announced the 86-year-old’s death early Sunday. President Donald Trump had announced his death hours earlier, saying it gave Iranians their “greatest chance” to “take back” their country. The announcements came after a joint U.S. and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites. Trump said the “heavy and pinpoint bombing” was to continue through the week or longer.
Rescue workers and residents search through rubble Saturday in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran.
Israelis took shelter amid air-raid sirens and hospitals began evacuating patients on Saturday following the launch of Iranian missiles toward the country, after strikes carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran.
The U.S. and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Warning sirens were heard in Tel Aviv and Haifa on Saturday as Israel closed its airspace and declared a state of emergency after launching attacks on Iran's capital.
A smoke cloud could be seen rising from an area of southern Tehran on Saturday after Israel launched an attack on Iran's capital. The first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Photos show global reaction to US and Israeli strikes
Demonstrators gather Saturday in Los Angeles in reaction to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone, where the U.S. Embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, during a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
A demonstrator marching in support of regime change in Iran reacts Saturday in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, to unconfirmed reports that the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Shiite Muslims hold placards and chant slogans Saturday in Lahore, Pakistan, during a protest against the U.S. and Israel, and to show solidarity with Iran.
People attend a demonstration Saturday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany, in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Iranian people attend a demonstration Saturday in Berlin, Germany, in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
A woman holds up a placard with images of President Donald Trump and some of his Cabinet members Saturday in New York during a protest against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
People chant slogans Saturday outside a NATO base in Izmir, Turkey, as they protest against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
People march Saturday in New York during a protest against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
A protester holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, during a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
People attend a demonstration in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany.
People demonstrate Saturday in New York during a protest against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Protesters march in support of regime change in Iran during a demonstration Saturday in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
Iranian people attend a demonstration Saturday in Berlin, Germany, in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
A protester holds a crown Saturday in London after U.S. and Israeli forces carried out strikes on Iran.
A protester wears a mask Saturday during a rally in London after U.S. and Israeli forces carried out strikes on Iran.
Iranian people attend a demonstration Saturday in front of the Iranian Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia, in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Protesters gather Saturday in London after U.S. and Israeli forces carried out strikes on Iran.
People protest Saturday in New York against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Iranian people attend a demonstration Saturday in front of the Iranian Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia, in support of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
National Guard members watch Saturday as people demonstrate near the White House in Washington during a protest against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Demonstrators hug Saturday in Los Angeles as they march in reaction to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
A demonstrator waves Iranian flags Saturday in Los Angeles in reaction to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
People attend a protest Saturday in New York against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Two people embrace Saturday in Los Angeles during a demonstration in reaction to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
People who support the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran rally Saturday near the White House in Washington.
