Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, has been killed as the United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iranian targets in decades, Iran's state media confirmed.
State broadcaster IRIB, on Sunday, said, “The Supreme Leader of Iran Has Reached Martyrdom.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Khamenei's compound in Tehran had been destroyed.
Khamenei's daughter, grandchild, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law were also killed in the strike, Iranian media had said.
The Israeli army said that Ali Shamkhani, a top advisor to Khamenei, and the head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Pakpour, were also killed in the strikes.
The Israel Defense Forces claimed that their fighter jets had eliminated seven senior officials of the Iranian defence leadership.
In a post on X, the IDF shared a postcard featuring details of the officials eliminated in the attack.
Here is the list:
1. Aziz Nasirzadeh, Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
Nasirzadeh was a key figure in Tehran's defence establishment.
2. Mohammad Shirazi, Chief of Military Bureau of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
He was eliminated in the attack. He has been with the Bureau since 1989, reported the Times Of Israel.
As per the IDF, Shirazi was responsible for “the liaison between the senior commanders of the armed forces and the leader, and was a central figure in the top ranks of the Iranian terror regime, the Times of Israel report added.
3. Ali Samkhani, Supreme Leader's Advisor for Security Affairs and Secretary of the Defense Council
He was a former IRGC Navy chief and Iranian army chief. He was also among the top advisers to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
4. Hossein Jabal Amelian, Chairman of the SPND
Hossein Jabal-Amelian, as per IDF, was responsible for “developing advanced technologies and weapons for the regime” and advanced “projects for years in the fields of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons,” reported The Times of Israel.
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— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) February 28, 2026
IAF fighter jets precisely struck military targets across Iran, eliminating 7 senior officials of the Iranian Defense Leadership:
Ali Shamkhani, Mohammad Pakpour, Saleh Asadi, Mohammad Shirazi, Aziz Nasirzadeh, Hossein Jabal Amelian, Reza Mozaffari-Nia.
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5. Mohammad Pakpour, Chief of the IRGC
Mohammad Pakpour was responsible for missile and drone attacks on Israel, supporting Iran's proxy groups, and “effectively commanded the violent suppression of Iranian protesters during the internal protests last month,” the report added.
6. Reza Mozafari-Nia, former chairman of SPND
Reza Mozafari-Nia “advanced efforts to develop nuclear weapons,” reported The Times of Israel.
7. Salah Asadi, Head of Intelligence of Khatem Alanbieh Command
He was a senior intelligence officer of Iran's armed forces' general staff.
