Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Us President Donald Trump says Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed by US-Israeli strikes on Tehran
The US president says it’s a “justice” for the people of Iran, Americans, and “people from many countries throughout the world”
He says bombing will continue, and that “this is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country” – see Trump’s statement in full
It comes after the US and Israel launched attacks across the country. Israel earlier identified seven officials it says it killed, not including the supreme leader
In response, Iran launched attacks throughout the Middle East. Apparent Iranian strikes have been reported in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, and Kuwait – places with US military bases, or that are allied to the US
More than 200 people have been killed across Iran, the Red Crescent says. At least 85 were killed when an airstrike hit a girls’ school, Iranian media report
