Netanyahu Claims Khamenei Likely Killed in Massive US-Israeli Blitz as Tehran Compound Lies in Ruins

The Middle East has been thrust into a “State of Chaos” following a Saturday of unprecedented fire and fury. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the world that there are “growing signs” that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, did not survive a devastating joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike that leveled his secure compound in the heart of Tehran.

In a dramatic televised address on Saturday night, Netanyahu stopped just inches away from a formal confirmation of death but used the strongest language yet to suggest the 86-year-old leader is gone. “The compound of the tyrant was destroyed this morning,” Netanyahu declared. “All indications show that this man, who embittered the lives of millions, is no longer with us. Help has arrived for the brave Iranian people.”

The operation, dubbed “Epic Fury,” involved precision munitions launched from air, land, and sea, marking the largest concentration of American military power in the region in a generation. While the Iranian Foreign Ministry has frantically dismissed the reports as “Zionist propaganda,” claiming Khamenei was moved to a safe house before the bombs fell, the Supreme Leader’s eerie silence has fueled global speculation. Satellite photos of the official residence show a scene of total devastation, and reports from Israeli Channel 12 suggest that both Netanyahu and President Trump were shown intelligence images of a body retrieved from the site.

As news of the potential death spread, witnesses in Tehran reported hearing celebratory music and cheers from windows, even as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) launched retaliatory missiles toward Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf. With at least 201 people confirmed dead in the initial strikes and the Strait of Hormuz reportedly being closed by Iran, the region is bracing for what comes next.

Whether Khamenei is truly dead or merely silenced in a bunker, the psychological blow to the Islamic Republic is absolute. For now, the world watches the “Center of the Storm,” waiting for either a sign of life from Tehran or a formal announcement that the 37-year reign of the Ayatollah has reached a bloody conclusion.