State TV reports Khamenei dead as regional strikes kill 3 US troops
Mar 1st 2026
Published 01/03/2026 — Iranian state TV announced Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, Iran says a successor will be chosen in days, and regional retaliatory strikes have killed three US service members and caused multiple casualties.
- Iranian state TV announced Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died after strikes that Iranian officials say involved the US and Israel.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera a new supreme leader will be chosen within one to two days.
- Iran launched retaliatory strikes across the region from Qatar to Israel, the US Central Command said three US service members were killed and five seriously wounded.
- Israeli paramedics treated casualties near Beit Shemesh after rocket salvos attributed to Iran, and the IDF released footage it said showed a strike on an Iranian regime headquarters in Tehran.
- Thousands of government supporters gathered in Yazd to mourn and chanted "Death to America" amid large explosions reported in Tehran.