Iran confirms Supreme Leader Khamenei alive amid reports of strike

Following reports from Israeli media suggesting that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whitethorn person been killed successful Saturday morning’s subject strikes, Iranian officials person confirmed that the person remains alive.

Israeli Channel 12, citing anonymous sources, had indicated that the 86-year-old person could person been killed, with different Israeli outlets reporting akin claims portion emphasising that authoritative confirmation was pending.

Responding to the speculation, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi told NBC News that, to his knowledge, Ayatollah Khamenei was inactive alive.

The subject operations, against Iran, launched aboriginal Saturday by Israel and the United States, reportedly targeted respective locations linked to Iranian leadership.

Initial strikes were reported adjacent the offices of Khamenei, who is believed to person been relocated to a unafraid tract anterior to the attacks.

Israeli media reported that the strikes besides targeted Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, a...