Islamic Republic

Khamenei, IRGC commander killed in US-Israel joint military operation

One woman killed in central Israel following Iran missile barrage • Pahlavi publishes outline for democratic Iran • Khamenei's advisor, IRGC commander, both confirmed killed in strikes

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PEOPLE HOLD US, Israeli flags and a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally against Iran's ruling establishment in Los Angeles, California, US February 28, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023

Netanyahu, Trump kept talks secret for weeks ahead of Operation Roaring Lion

As part of the preparations for the attack, which, as noted, had been scheduled long beforehand, US President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu held several conversations in recent weeks.

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IRANIAN AMERICAN community members and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran Sadaf Ebrahimi and Shirin Nariman react to a news report on US President Donald Trump's announcement that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes.

Iranians celebrate reported assassination of Supreme Leader Khamenei

Footage from social media showed people lighting off fireworks from their balconies and calling out to each other from their apartments.

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A reservist rescue unit officer had his home damaged by an Iranian missile fragment. February, 28.

‘We can suffer to help the Iranian people’: Reservist has home damaged by Iranian missile fragment

As the missile hit the ground, fragmented pieces of metal were broken off and launched into his home, burning holes into the ceiling and smashing his windows.

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UAE thwarts Iranian missiles: Residents receive safety alerts, reassured of safety

"Your safety is our top priority. Please stay indoors in safe places, wait for official instructions, and only trust updates from official sources," authorities said.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026ByAJANTA PAUL KHALEEJ TIMES, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (TNS)
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, yellow tap is rolled out to secure the site where a missile hit a neighborhood, in Tehran on February 28, 2026.

Airstrikes can weaken Iran’s regime, but only its people can bring it down - analysis

Air power can create a moment, but it cannot guarantee an outcome. It can weaken the regime, fracture its leadership and erode its sense of invincibility.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, rescuers search through the rubble of a collapsed building at the site where a missile hit a neighborhood, in Tehran on February 28, 2026.

‘Iran is going to use all of its capabilities’: Expert warns Iran cornered by ‘existential war’

Former IDF intelligence official Yossi Kuperwasser said Iran now views the conflict as an existential war, warning the regime is likely to escalate and use all military and proxy capabilities.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
BRIG.-GEN. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, director of research for IDSF and a senior fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, at the Democracy 2023 Conference.

Less than 24 hours into Iran military operation, state media confirms Khamenei's death

Trump, Netanyahu call on Iranians to secure their future, topple regime • Araghchi: Khamenei still alive after IDF strikes said to kill dozens of Iranian leaders, including Khamenei

FEBRUARY 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ballistic missiles fired from Iran are intercepted by Israel’s air defense system over the Galilee, February 28, 2026

Iranian officials, including Khamenei, killed in Israeli strikes, Israeli sources say

Israeli officials informed of Khamenei's assasination • Netanyahu says objective to end Ayatollah's regime • Trump confirms US operation in Iran, tells IRGC to lay down arms

FEBRUARY 28, 2026BySHIR PERETS, JAMES GENN, TOBIAS HOLCMAN, IDAN KWELLER
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Should Hezbollah announcement shift Israeli view of intensity of Iran attack? - analysis

Hezbollah said that it will stay out of the war and not attack Israel if any American or Israeli attack on Iran is limited to certain Iranian capabilities.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Protesters hold placards and Hezbollah flags during a demonstration condemning recent Israeli military actions in Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon February 4, 2026.

Iranians turn universities into battleground against Islamic regime

One protester told The Media Line: “Left or right, what is certain and inevitable is the inevitable destruction of the Islamic Republic.”

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByOMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE
Students supporting Reza Pahlavi chanted slogans in his favor across several universities. Furthermore, for the first time, they also chanted against the leftists, who are considered the primary rivals of the monarchists.

IRGC kills, arrests at least 100 MEK fighters in clashes near Khamenei's Tehran headquarters

Iran’s IRGC said it killed or arrested at least 100 MEK fighters during clashes near Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Tehran headquarters, with MEK confirming the incident and reporting heavy losses.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

'Enmity against god': Iran issues death sentence linked to January unrest, source says

A Tehran revolutionary court has reportedly sentenced Mohammad Abbasi to death on charges of “enmity against god,” a ruling not yet confirmed by Iran’s judiciary or Supreme Court.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An effigy resembling Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hanged during a rally in support of Iranian protesters during a global day of action in Los Angeles, California, February 14, 2026.

Trump mulls narrow Iran strike as deal remains uncertain, sources tell 'Post'

Top officials are sometimes as unsure about what Trump might do as the general public, though it's certainly possible that the multifaceted speculation could confuse the Iranians.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
US President Donald Trump attends an event to announce a rollback of the 2009 Endangerment Finding in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on February 12, 2026 in Washington, DC.