US intelligence assesses that Iran's Supreme Leader and another 5 to 10 top leaders have been killed

United States intelligence assesses that Iran's Supreme Leader and another 5 to 10 top leaders have been killed, according to Fox News report.


Israeli media reports that Iran's Supreme Leader was in an underground fortified location and was killed along with dozens of his closest aides.


Israeli army released a list of the Iranian officials who were killed with Khamenei.

- Mohammad Pakpour: Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces.

- Ali Shamkhani: Senior Security Adviser to the Supreme Leader

- Mohammad Shirazi: Head of the Military Office of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

- Aziz Nasirzadeh: Minister of Defense.

- Salah Esadi: Intelligence Chief of the “Khatam al-Anbiya” Headquarters.

- Reza Mozaffari-Nia: Former Deputy Defense Minister (Head of SPND).

- Hossein Jabal Ameli: Current Deputy Defense Minister (Head of SPND).

While there has not been any official confirmation from Tehran.  Source says the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is insisting on the swift appointment of the next leader of the Islamic Republic after Ali Khamenei's death, sources with knowledge of the matter told Iran International.

Iranian state media, citing the Red Crescent, on Saturday evening said at least 201 people had been killed and more than 700 injured. Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. military bases in the region.

According to the Fox news report, a senior Israeli security official says 40 Iranian security and regime figures were killed in Israel’s opening strike on Tehran.

The U.S. government agrees with the Israeli assessment that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, a senior U.S. defense official tells reporters.

United States President Donald Trump told newsmen, “we feel certain” that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead. “We feel that is a correct story.”

Fox News also quoted a US official as saying the United States believes Khamenei and five to 10 top Iranian leaders were killed in an initial Israeli strike.

According to Iran military monitor, Imam Khamenei said "Iran has never fired the first shot in any confrontation, not even against the United States. However, it has delivered its retaliatory blows with force."

United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres said lasting peace can only come through peaceful dialogue.

I condemn the military escalation in the Middle East today.

The strikes by the US & Israel against Iran & the subsequent attacks by Iran undermine international security.

These actions carry the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world.

Lasting peace can only be achieved through peaceful means, including genuine dialogue and negotiations.

The @UN Charter provides the foundation for the maintenance of international peace & security.

 Guterres told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that "everything must be done to prevent a further escalation."

Guterres stated that he was 'not in a position' to confirm Ali Khamenei's death, and that he deeply regretted the 'squandered' opportunity for diplomacy.

Official Message From The IRGC. 

The third and fourth waves have begun with more advanced missiles than the operation true promise 3. 

The IRGC Public issued a statement stating: The third and fourth waves of the Operation True promise 4 have been launched continuously against the extensive military and security targets of the United States and the Zionist regime, with more advanced missiles than the operation true promise 3 and in a more precise and ferocious manner.

The Israeli army naval base in Haifa Port, the regime's warship anchorage in Haifa, the Ramat David air base, the regime's Ministry of War in the Hakeryat area, the Beit Shams military-industrial complex, and the Ishtod military industries center are among the targets during the third and fourth waves.