Ali Khamenei: A life in pics after Trump announces Iranian Supreme Leader's death

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, according to US President Donald Trump, following joint US-Israeli airstrikes on his compound.  

Published on: Mar 01, 2026 6:54 AM IST

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a military uniform in October 1981.  ((AP Photo, File))

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C), Pakistani President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (R) and Prime Minister Mohammad Khan Junejo (2nd L) listen to the national anthems on January 13, 1986, upon Khamenei's arrival in Islamabad, Pakistan  ((Photo by Ahmed ASHFAQ / AFP))

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses worshippers gathered for Friday prayers at Tehran University 30 July 1999.  ((Photo by Atta KENARE/ AFP))

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) meets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Tehran, 25 January 2001.  ((Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP))

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launches an attack on the United States, slamming the door on tentative moves towards dialogue between the "Great Satan" and Tehran, 16 January at Tehran University during a speech. ((Photo by JAMSHID BAIRAMI / AFP))

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Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) meets with Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran 18 July 2000 where Sheikh Hamad discussed bilateral relations. ( (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP))

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Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd on 18 September in Tehran during an anti-Taliban protest.  ((Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP))

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on March 6, 2023 watering a newly-planted tree in a garden during a ceremony marking the week of "Natural Resources" in Tehran.  ((Photo by khamenei.ir / AFP) )

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves as he attends a gathering of Basij militia forces in Tehran on November 26, 2007.  ((Photo by ISNA / AFP))

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) receives Russian President Vladimir Putin in the presence of his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, on July 19, 2022.  ((Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP))

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures as he addresses the press after casting his ballot in the presidential runoff elections in Tehran on June 28, 2024.  ((Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP))