assassination of Ali Khamenei

When

28 Feb 2026

Kind

Assassination

Deaths

5

Coordinates

35.69° N, 51.40° E

Description

2026 assassination in Tehran, Iran

2026 assassination in Tehran, Iran

On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confirmed by the Iranian government on 1 March.

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• Wikidata: revolutions and assassinationsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Iran confirms the death of its supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a decapitation strike the previous day in Tehran by Israel and the United States”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Regierungen von Israel und den Vereinigten Staaten starten einen Angriff gegen das Regime der Mullahs in Iran”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En represalias por la muerte del líder iraní Alí Jameneí, Hezbolá lanza una serie de misiles a Israel, este responde atacando Líbano”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “إيران تؤكد مقتل المرشد الأعلى للثورة الإسلامية علي خامنئي خلال الغارات على البلاد”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page