Voice Of People News, March 1: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, confirmed by the country’s state media. Khamenei was killed on Saturday morning in his office during the attacks. Following his death, Iran will observe 40 days of mourning and seven days of public holidays.

A few hours earlier, Donald Trump announced on social media that Khamenei had been killed in the US-Israeli strikes. During the attacks, at least four buildings in the supreme leader’s compound in Tehran were damaged. This has now been confirmed by the Tasnim and Fars news agencies.

On Sunday, another series of powerful blasts was heard in Tehran. The explosions occurred at 5:30 a.m. local time, although the exact source is not yet clear. About ninety minutes earlier, detonations were also heard in various parts of the Iranian capital.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth described the strikes as the most lethal, complex, and precise aerial operation in history. He also reiterated Trump’s warning that Iran’s missile production capabilities and its navy will be destroyed, and that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.

Hegseth stated that the Iranian regime had refused to make a deal and is now facing the consequences. He added that the United States did not start this conflict, but will finish it. Anyone who kills or threatens Americans anywhere in the world — as Iran has done — will be hunted down and eliminated by the US.

Tensions in Tehran and the wider region remain high. The US and Israel have repeatedly carried out attacks, and Iran has launched retaliatory strikes. Due to the situation, British nationals in Iran have been advised to take precautions for their safety. The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to meet today to discuss the escalating crisis.

Sir Keir Starmer has already been in contact with UK and European partners, urging that further escalation be avoided and that peace be restored through diplomatic processes.