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.
Netanyahu also said that Khamenei's compound had been destroyed, as well as Revolutionary Guard commanders and senior officials linked to the nuclear program.
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.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier today that almost all senior officials are safe and sound in Iran after the Israeli and American attacks.
Aragchi told the US television network NBC in a live interview that "almost all senior officials are safe and healthy" including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Massoud Pezeshkian, Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei and National Security Committee Chairman Ebrahim Azizi.
Araghchi said Iran "may have lost one or two commanders." He also said that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was "alive" as far as he knew.
Reuters reported at 15:53 p.m. today that Iranian Al-Alam television reported that Khamenei would address the nation in a few minutes.
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