"Trump has said the "heavy and pinpoint bombing" would continue through the week or perhaps longer. US defense chief Pete Hegseth wrote on X that the "Iranian regime had their chance, yet refused to make a deal - and now they are suffering the consequences." The strikes set the region on edge as air raid sirens wailed in across the Middle East amid retaliatory strikes by Tehran against Israel and on Arab countries hosting US military assets."
""Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on February 28. He provided no evidence to back up the claim. "This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS.""
"Along with the US and Israeli bombs falling in Iranian cities, celebrations were reported on the streets of Tehran and several other cities after Trump said Khamenei had been killed in the US-Israel strikes. Tehran has not commented directly on Trump's statement but issued several denials earlier on February 28 following multiple reports -- including one by Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- suggesting that the 86-year-old Khamenei was dead."
Israel and the United States launched a major coordinated military attack on Iran, with President Trump announcing the beginning of "major combat operations" and describing the campaign as "heavy and pinpoint bombing" expected to continue for a week or longer. Trump claimed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes, though he provided no evidence. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated Iran had refused to negotiate and was now suffering consequences. The strikes triggered air raid sirens across the Middle East, with reports of celebrations in Tehran and other Iranian cities. Iran issued denials about Khamenei's death but did not directly address Trump's claims, while regional tensions escalated with retaliatory strikes against Israel and Arab nations hosting US military assets.
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