President Donald Trump on Saturday said that U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top leaders. “The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone,” Trump told NBC News in a phone call, adding that “a large amount of leadership” in Iran was also killed, although he … Read more
Khamenei, 86, one of Iran’s longest-serving leaders and a lifelong foe of both the U.S. and Israel, took power in 1989. In the nearly 40 years that followed, the ideological hard-liner ruthlessly put down public demonstrations and silenced dissidents who challenged his rule. In recent months, Iran had been gripped by nationwide protests fueled by … Read more
For over 45 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a brutal theocracy, ruled by an ayatollah who swept aside the freedoms of Iran pre-revolution and threatened peace with the largest stockpile of missiles in the Middle East. On Saturday, there was celebration in the streets after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death. Elizabeth … Read more
No American deaths or injuries have been reported from Iran’s retaliatory attack in response to U.S. and Israel’s military operation, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on social media. Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie, a former commander for Central Command and CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer join with more analysis. Source link
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is presumed dead after a joint attack Saturday by the U.S. and Israel, Israeli officials tell CBS News. Tony Dokoupil anchors a Special Report. Source link
Trump says U.S.-Israel strikes killed Iran’s leader and attacks will continue “as long as necessary” – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump posted on Truth Social that Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. He also said that military strikes will continue in Iran for “as long as necessary.” Source link
In the fall of 2022, Lesley Stahl spoke with Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, about a possible nuclear deal with the U.S., the sanctions against him and his country. Raisi was later killed in a 2024 helicopter crash. Source link
In 2023, 60 Minutes reported on Iran’s campaign to intimidate, abduct, and assassinate its critics and perceived enemies, including Americans. For this report, Lesley Stahl spoke with Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American activist who is now a CBS News contributor, about being one of Iran’s targets. Source link
Multiple Israeli official sources confirmed to CBS News. A senior American intelligence official says the Supreme Leader is dead. CBS News’ Haley Ott, Joe Zacks and Courtney Kealy have reporting and analysis. Source link
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump speaks to NBC News about reports of ayatollah’s death 01:53 Falling missile debris explosion in Doha, Qatar 00:33 IDF video shows strikes targeting Iran 00:13 Flight animation shows planes avoiding Iranian airspace 00:14 Iran’s foreign minister says the Ayatollah … Read more