The son of the last Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, said tonight, following US President Donald Trump's statement on the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that the Islamic Republic has come to an end.
"The Islamic Republic has effectively come to an end and will soon be consigned to the dustbin of history," Reza Pahlavi wrote on the X platform.
He added that any attempt by the remnants of the regime to appoint a successor to Khamenei is doomed to failure.
"Whoever they put in his position will have neither legitimacy nor survival and will undoubtedly be complicit in the crimes of this regime," Pahlavi added.
He sent a message to the army, police and security forces.
"This is your last chance to join the people, to help ensure Iran's stable transition to a free and prosperous future, and to participate in building that future," Pahlavi wrote.
He told the Iranian people that the time for a massive and decisive presence on the streets was very close.
There were cheers and applause in Tehran that evening after two Israeli television stations reported that Iran's supreme leader had been killed. Trump confirmed the news later in the evening, although Iranian authorities have not officially commented.
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Iran announced tonight that its forces had attacked air bases in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, which have been used by US forces for many years, Reuters reports.
Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones, Iranian state media reported.
That air base has housed American forces for decades.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also targeted the Al-Harir air base in Iraq, which was also used by US forces, according to Iranian state media.
The US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran early this morning, which responded by launching missiles at Israel and six countries where US military bases are located: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Israeli media reported tonight that one person was killed in the Iranian attack on Tel Aviv, while the emergency services said more than 20 people were injured.
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said tonight at an emergency meeting of the Security Council (SC) that US-Israeli attacks on Iran have led to a significant number of civilian casualties.
At a UN Security Council meeting on this morning's attack by the US and Israel on Iran, which responded with counterattacks across the Middle East, Guterres expressed "deep regret" that an opportunity for diplomacy had been missed, Reuters reports.
"According to Iranian media, an airstrike killed at least 85 people and injured many more at a girls' school in Minab, Hormozgan province. A school in Tehran was also reportedly hit, resulting in the deaths of two people," Guterres said.
He stated that, according to Israeli sources, 89 people were injured in subsequent Iranian attacks on Israel.
The US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran early this morning, which responded by launching missiles at Israel and four Persian Gulf countries where US military bases are located: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Guterres said that "there are many unconfirmed reports" regarding today's attacks.
"Military action risks setting off a chain of events that no one can control in the world's most unstable region," said Guterres, who described the situation on the ground as "very fluid."
Guterres also said he was not in a position to confirm Israeli allegations about the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
An unnamed Israeli official told Reuters on Tuesday that Khamenei had been killed and his body had been found. Iran's Tasnim and Mehr news agencies later reported that Khamenei was "firm and unwavering in command." US President Donald Trump first said he "believed Khamenei was dead" before announcing that he had been killed.
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US President Donald Trump announced tonight that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
"Thanks to our close cooperation with Israel, he and the other leaders who were killed with him were unable to do anything. This is the greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.
There is currently no confirmation from Iranian authorities about the death of the ayatollah.
"As I said, not only is Khamenei dead, but the country has been, in one day, very badly damaged, even destroyed," Trump added, stating that "intense and precise bombing will continue without interruption throughout the week, or as long as necessary to achieve the goal of peace throughout the Middle East and the world."
As reported by the British news agency Reuters on its website, Trump, after the message on his social network, also said that some people in Iran are asking the US for immunity.
"We are hearing that many of their members of the Revolutionary Guard, the military and other security and police forces no longer want to fight and are seeking immunity," Trump added.
Israel and the United States (US) attacked Iran early this morning. Iran responded with missile attacks on a number of countries in the region, primarily where there is a US presence.
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Four people were injured after an incident at Dubai International Airport, the Dubai government's media office said today, as Iran continued to carry out strikes on US bases in the region, Reuters reports.
"Dubai Airports confirms that one terminal corridor at Dubai International Airport (DXB) suffered minor damage in an incident that was quickly brought under control," the Dubai government's media office said in a statement on the X network, without further details.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead, US President Donald Trump said tonight, Reuters reports.
"Khamenei, one of the most evil men in history, is dead," Trump wrote on Truth Social, without citing a source or providing further clarification.
Following the attack on Iran, "US forces successfully defended themselves against hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones," the US Central Command for the Middle East (CENTCOM) announced tonight.
There were no American casualties, CENTCOM added in a statement broadcast on the X platform, specifying that "damage to American locations was minimal and did not impact operations."
CENTCOM reported that "precision munitions fired from the air, land and sea" were used during the first hours of the operation against Iran, adding that it was the first time it had used so-called disposable drones.
Israel and the United States (US) attacked Iran early this morning. Iran responded with missile attacks on a number of countries in the region, primarily where there is a US presence.
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Iran on Tuesday denied reports that its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a US-Israeli strike, saying he still has absolute control over Iranian territory.
Iran's Tasnim and Mehr news agencies reported tonight that Khamenei was "firm and unwavering in command," after an Israeli official told Reuters that Iran's supreme leader had been assassinated and his body had been found.
US President Donald Trump told ABC tonight that he "believes Khamenei is dead."
"I don't want to say anything definitive until I see things, but we believe he is (dead). And a significant portion of their (Iranian) leadership has been killed," Trump told ABC.
Trump told NBC News that the US "believes that's the correct story," referring to the allegations that Iran's supreme leader is dead.
Asked who would replace Khamenei, Trump told NBC: "I don't know, but at some point they're going to call me and ask who I'd like. I'm just being a little sarcastic when I say that."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Khamenei's compound was destroyed in a "powerful, sudden attack" and that there were many signs that he was dead.
The US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran early this morning. Trump said the US had begun "major combat operations" and called on the Iranians to overthrow their religious rulers when they were finished.
Iran responded to the attack by launching missiles at Israel and four Persian Gulf countries that host US military bases: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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The Israeli military released a list tonight with the names of seven senior Iranian officials it claims were killed in attacks on Iran.
The list does not mention Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who an unnamed Israeli official said earlier today was killed in an attack on Tehran.
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According to the Israeli military list, those killed were:
- Ali Shamkani, Secretary of Iran's Security Council, a key figure in Iranian security decision-making and personal security advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader.
- Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and one of the architects of the plan to “destroy Israel.” In this role, Pakpour commanded the main Iranian armed forces and was responsible for activating strategic fire control systems against Israel.
- Saleh Asadi, head of the Intelligence Directorate of the Khattam al-Anbiya Emergency Command and a senior intelligence officer in the Supreme Command of the Iranian Armed Forces. In this capacity, Asadi participated in developing Iran's strategy against Israel and the United States. He played a key role in the Iranian regime's plan to destroy the State of Israel.
- Mohammad Shirazi, head of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's Military Bureau since 1989. He was responsible for relations between senior commanders of the Iranian armed forces and the Supreme Leader and was a key player in the leadership of Iran's terrorist regime.
- Aziz Nasirzadeh, Minister of Defense of Iran. He has held several key positions, including Commander of the Iranian Air Force and Deputy Commander of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
- Hosein Jabal Ameliyan, president of the SPND organization, has contributed to the development of these projects for years. He was a leading figure in the organization.
- Reza Mozafari-Nija, former chairman of the SPND organization, played a key role in the development of nuclear weapons.
Israel and the US attacked Iran early this morning. Iran responded with missile attacks on a number of countries in the region, primarily where there is a US presence. According to the initial assessment of the Iranian Red Crescent, more than 200 people were killed across Iran.
The death toll in the US-Israeli attack on a girls' school in Minab in southern Iran has risen to 108, the Iranian Fars news agency reported tonight, adding that tomorrow will be a day of mourning.
Citing the Minab regional prosecutor, the death toll in an Israeli rocket attack that hit a girls' school in Minab in the south has risen to 108, with dozens more people wounded.
The governor of Hormozgan province, where Minab is located, declared a day of mourning for Sunday, March 1, in the province, the ISNA news agency reported.
According to earlier estimates, there were more than 60 dead and 90 injured.
Israel and the United States (US) attacked Iran early this morning, and US President Donald Trump said the attacks were part of a large operation aimed at "leveling Iran's missile industry to the ground." Iran responded with missile attacks on a number of countries in the region, primarily where there is a US presence.
Shouts of joy and applause were heard in Tehran tonight after two Israeli television stations reported that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been assassinated.
It was also reported tonight that a photo of the body of the slain Iranian supreme leader was shown to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, which reportedly sparked cheers on the streets of Tehran, the Paris newspaper Le Monde reported on its website, citing eyewitness accounts.
Tehran residents applauded from their windows, and loud cheers were heard after 23.00 p.m. local time on the streets of several neighborhoods in the Iranian capital, eyewitnesses reported.
An Iranian activist named Vahid posted several videos from Tehran showing shouts of joy in the city.
"The population rejoices after the news of Ali Khamenei's death," the activist wrote on his Telegram account.
Two Israeli television stations, Kan and Channel 12, reported that a photo of Ali Khamenei's body was shown to Netanyahu and Trump and added that the ayatollah was killed in a US-Israeli attack on Iran.
So far, Iranian authorities have not commented on the matter.
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Reuters reported that satellite imagery showed black smoke rising and extensive damage to the compound of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran.
The United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades today, with Israel announcing that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, Reuters reports.
Khamenei's body has been found, a senior Israeli official told Reuters.
Iran's Tasnim and Mehr news agencies, however, reported that the supreme leader was "steadfast and firm in command on the ground."
US President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News today that he believes reports of the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are accurate.
"We believe that's an accurate story," Trump told NBC News in a telephone interview, according to a report published on the network's website.
The United States believes that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and five to ten other top Iranian leaders were killed in the first Israeli strike, a Fox News reporter said today, citing a US official, Reuters reports.
A senior Israeli official told Reuters earlier this evening that Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US strikes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested today that Israel and the US had killed Khamenei, and called on Iranians to "take to the streets and finish the job," Reuters reported earlier tonight.
"There are many signs that indicate that Khamenei is no more," Netanyahu said, without explicitly confirming his death.
Netanyahu also said that Khamenei's compound had been destroyed, as well as Revolutionary Guard commanders and senior officials linked to the nuclear program.
The United States has offered Iran many ways to have a civilian nuclear program, but it has been met with "games and tricks," a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
The official, who did not want to be named, added that Tehran's lack of seriousness in nuclear negotiations left President Donald Trump with only one option - attack.
"It was very clear that their intention was to preserve the enrichment capability so that they could eventually use it for a nuclear bomb," a senior Trump administration official told reporters.
The head of public relations in the office of Iran's supreme leader has accused the country's enemies of "psychological warfare" following Israeli reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been assassinated, Iranian state media reported.
"The enemy is resorting to psychological warfare, everyone should be aware of that," a public relations official was quoted as saying, according to Reuters.
A senior Israeli official told Reuters on Saturday that Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US strikes.
US President Donald Trump told Axios that he has several "exit options" from the US military operation in Iran, stating that he could "go long-term and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days," Reuters reports.
Axios did not provide specific details about Trump's plans.
"See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding (your nuclear and missile programs). In any case, it will take them a few years to recover from this attack," Trump told Axios, according to the British Guardian.
Trump also claims that the Iranians "came close and then backed out" of the talks held in Geneva last week.
"From that, I understood that they didn't really want a deal," he said.
The US president told Axios that he had a "great" conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu after the attack, adding that he and the Israeli prime minister are "on the same wavelength."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested today that Israel and the United States (US) had assassinated Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and called on Iranians to "take to the streets and finish the job," Reuters reported.
"There are many signs that indicate that Khamenei is no more," Netanyahu said, without explicitly confirming his death.
The Iranian Red Crescent announced tonight that 201 people were killed and 747 injured today in a series of Israeli and American attacks on Iran.
Of Iran's 31 provinces, 24 have been affected, while the Red Crescent is on high alert, an unnamed spokesman for the organization told the Iranian news agency ISNA.
This is the first official casualty count for all the attacks launched this morning.
"More than 220 operational teams are present at the attack sites, while rescue operations continue," the spokesman said, adding that Red Crescent teams are still being deployed to the attack areas.
Israel and the US attacked Iran early this morning. Iran responded with missile attacks on a number of countries in the region, primarily where there is a US presence.
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