Iran leader Khamenei killed in strikes, Israel says

The United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades on Feb 28 and Israel said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed in the operation.

Ayatollah Khamenei’s body has been found, a senior Israeli official told Reuters.

Two Israeli TV networks later reported that a photograph of the Ayatollah’s body had been shown to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Loud cheers are said to have echoed across parts of Tehran as the news spread and residents took to their windows to applaud and play celebratory music.

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One dead as Iran launches strikes on wealthy Gulf

Explosions rocked major cities across the wealthy Gulf on Feb 28 as Iran launched waves of reprisal attacks after US and Israeli strikes, raising fears of a wider conflict.

Smoke and flames rose from Dubai’s luxury Palm development as civilian targets came under fire along with the United States military bases that dot the region.