The successor to Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, Ali Khamenei embodied the Islamic Republic, setting its political course both domestically and abroad. Over the course of his rule, and faced with the country's isolation, he chose to harden the regime and brutally repress any dissent. He died on Saturday, February 28, at the age of 86.

“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump wrote in a social media post.

A senior Israeli official told Reuters that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes.

The radical cleric took over as supreme leader in 1989 and is likely to be replaced by hardline figures

Iranian state television confirmed early Sunday that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, marking the most consequential political shift in Iran

The supreme leader of Iran embraced hardline policies against increasing pressure for reform.

The supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has been killed in a joint US-Israeli air strikes on Saturday.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, dies at 86 amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict, raising concerns of regional instability.

He was killed on Saturday, aged 86, Iranian state media announced, in air strikes by Israel and the U.S. that pulverized his central Tehran compound.

The successor to Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, Ali Khamenei embodied the Islamic Republic, setting its political course both domestically and abroad. Over the course of his rule,…

Explore the life and impact of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the cleric who shaped modern Islamic Iran and its turbulent politics.

Supreme leader of Iran who maintained theocratic rule at home and an anti-western axis of resistance in the Middle East

He was killed on Saturday in air strikes by Israel and the U.S. that pulverised his central Tehran compound.

Khamenei assumed power following the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, inheriting a revolutionary state still consolidating itself.

BAGDHAD: Iraqi leaders, including influential cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, on Sunday mourned the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a massive US-Israeli…

President Masoud Pezeshkian condemns killing of Iran's supreme leader as 'a great crime', according to his office.

The successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was killed during a US-Israel missile attack on Tehran

Born in Mashhad and Jailed Repeatedly for Opposing the Shah, Ali Khamenei Rose Through the Clerical Ranks After the Islamic Revolution, Became Iran's Supreme Leader Following…

Iran's surviving leaders are in crisis mode, battling to project security as US and Israel strikes continue.

On Saturday, Iran’s supreme leader was killed in a military strike on his compound as Israel and the US launched attacks on the country. Patrick Wintour reports

Amid scenes of celebration and mourning, the formation of an interim government and ongoing bombings, Iran has entered a period of profound uncertainty, where the Islamic…