The Pentagon deployed B-2 stealth bombers to strike at hardened, underground Iranian missile facilities with 2,000-lb bombs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TEHRAN - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in the Israeli strike on Tehran, with his body found under the rubble caused by an Israeli airstrike, senior Israeli officials were informed on Saturday evening. Documentation of Khamenei's body was reportedly shown to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Jerusalem Post reported. In a televised address on Saturday evening, Netanyahu said there were "growing indications" that Khamenei was killed, but did not provide additional details. Khamenei has ruled the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1989, previously serving as president under Ruhollah Khomeini’s regime from 1981 until his ascension to supreme leader. He was 86 years old. Khamenei has been the target of several assassination attempts since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Most notably, on June 27, 1981, a bomb exploded during a speech at a mosque in Tehran, severely injuring him and permanently paralyzing his right arm.

Its Foreign Minister said on March 1 that a new supreme leader may be named "in a day or two”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Its Foreign Minister said on March 1 that a new supreme leader may be named "in a day or two”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump has called for a change in Iran's government, following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But the US has yet to spell out a "day-after" strategy, lawmakers from both major political parties said on Sunday (Mar 1).

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been Iran's spiritual guide and top political authority since 1989, when he succeeded Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as supreme leader

The United States has yet to spell out a "day-after" strategy for Iran following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed much of the country's leadership, lawmakers from both major political parties said on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump has called for a change in Iran's government, which has entered ‌a period…

US President Donald Trump has threatened to unleash "force that has never been seen before" and urged Iran's people to rise up and seize power.

Protests have also broken out in neighbouring countries such as Pakistan and Iraq. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The US president also said 48 Iranian leaders had been killed and that the US military had started sinking Iran's Navy, destroying nine Iranian warships so far and "going after the rest".

Three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five others seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, targeting Iran, U.S. Central Command said.

Trump said in media interviews on Sunday that 48 leaders were killed in strikes on Iran, but that he would "be talking" to new Iranian leaders, although he didn't specify when.

Khamenei has followers in Lebanon, Iraq, Bahrain, UAE and many other countries so there is a risk of major escalation in those areas, says an analyst.

The man who will succeed Ali Khamenei as Iran’s spiritual leader will take the helm at a time when US officials have openly called for toppling the theocratic government that has ruled the country since 1979.

The death of the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been confirmed by U.S. President Donald Trump, via Truth Social, and the government of Iran, through an official announcement. It...

The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by U.S. and Israeli forces on Saturday has triggered a succession crisis in the Islamic republic that has implications for Iran's futu

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei played an important role in the movement that overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the 1979 revolution.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday in air strikes by Israel and the US.

Opposition parties in India condemn the killing of Iran's leader Khamenei, criticizing the government's response to U.S.-Israel actions.

Hollywood stars including John Cusack, Rosie O'Donnell condemn Trump's Iran strikes while James Woods, Dean Cain show support for military action.

During his nearly four decade rule, Khamenei backed Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, pursued nuclear enrichment despite Western pressure, and repeatedly commented on India and Kashmir, even as domestic protests intensified across Iran in recent years.