Trump Claims Iranian Supreme Leader Killed in US Strikes, Tehran Yet to Confirm

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in American air strikes, a dramatic claim that has not been verified by Iranian authorities.

In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared: “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead.” He described the reported killing as “Justice for the people of Iran” and for Americans and others worldwide who have suffered under Khamenei’s leadership.

The US President asserted that the Iranian leader had been “unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems,” though he provided no specific operational details.

Trump characterized Khamenei’s reported death as offering Iranians their “greatest chance” to “take back their country.” He further claimed that members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), military, and security forces “no longer want to fight and are looking for Immunity from us.”

The President indicated that immunity could be available to those who cooperate peacefully. “As I said last night, ‘Now they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!'” He expressed hope that Iranian security forces would “peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves.”

Trump also suggested that Iran had been “very much destroyed and, even, obliterated” in the strikes, vowing that bombing would “continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of peace throughout the Middle East and, indeed, the world.”

No Official Confirmation

As of Saturday evening, there has been no official confirmation from Tehran regarding Khamenei’s status, and Iranian state media has not reported on the alleged strikes. The lack of verification from Iranian sources leaves the situation uncertain.

The reported development, if confirmed, would represent a dramatic escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran, with potentially far-reaching implications for the Middle East region.

International observers and world capitals are awaiting either confirmation or denial from Iranian officials, as well as any potential response from Iran’s allies in the region.