{"id":2574803,"date":"2026-02-28T17:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-khamenei-is-dead\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T17:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:09:48","slug":"trump-says-khamenei-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-khamenei-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Khamenei is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-khamenei-is-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner reports that, in the wake of joint U.S.\u2013Israel strikes on Tehran, Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, calling it justice for the Iranian people and the best chance for Iranians to reclaim their country.He said <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >intelligence suggested leadership losses<\/a> and that more leaders were gone across multiple sites. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also suggested there were growing signs of Khamenei\u2019s death and urged iranians to overthrow the regime, with israeli officials telling U.S.officials that Khamenei is dead and outlets like Axios reporting on the claim; a photo of his body was reportedly shown to Netanyahu.Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: Putin Schools Biden with One Phone Call\">foreign minister<\/a>, though, denied the claim, saying Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are alive.the piece places these statements against the broader context of U.S.\u2013Israel strikes and calls from both leaders for iranians to oppose the regime, while also noting related coverage and analysis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says Khamenei is dead: &lsquo;The single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2518276\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Saturday afternoon declared that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> Ayatollah <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/khamenei\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5508\">Ali Khamenei<\/a> is dead, following joint U.S.-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> strikes against Tehran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS,&rdquo; the president said in a post to Truth Social. &ldquo;This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4475929\/iran-conflict-calls-reopen-dhs-cannot-afford-delays\/\">Threat of Iranian retaliation puts pressure on Democrats to reopen DHS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4475762\/secret-service-enhance-dc-security-iran-strike\/\">Secret Service enhances DC security posture after Iran strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4475662\/trump-finds-unlikely-democratic-allies-on-decision-to-strike-iran\/\">Trump finds unlikely Democratic allies on decision to strike Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president&rsquo;s statement comes after Israeli officials said Khamenei was dead. Israel&rsquo;s ambassador to Washington told U.S. officials Khamenei is dead, hours after a joint U.S.-Israel strike targeted the Iranian government, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/02\/28\/iran-khamenei-killed-israel\">according to<\/a><em>  Axios<\/em> and other outlets. A photo of his body was shown to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an Israeli official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/28\/world-news\/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-after-airstrikes-launched\/\">told <\/a>the <em>New York Post<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4475891\/trump-shakes-irans-tree-to-see-what-falls-out\/\"><strong>TIANA LOWE DOESCHER: TRUMP&rsquo;S ATTACK ON IRAN IS AN ATTACK ON CHINA&rsquo;S ECONOMIC SUPERIORITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s post to Truth Social came shortly after he told several outlets he &ldquo;believed&rdquo;&nbsp;Khamenei was dead. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to say anything definitively until I see things, but we believe he is. And much of their leaders are gone. Not only from the one site but two other sites that we attacked also,&rdquo; the president said during <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rachelvscott\/status\/2027847845210914924?s=20\">an interview<\/a> with ABC News. &ldquo;We had great intelligence, and so we think much of leadership is gone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The development marks a critical moment for Iran, as Netanyahu and Trump have urged those who have participated in mass uprisings against the Ayatollah&rsquo;s government to take over the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During a speech on Saturday, Netanyahu suggested there are &ldquo;growing signs&rdquo; the overnight U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran killed the country&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-tapper-behind-the-glamor-of-the-olympics-are-a-lot-of-ugly-truths-china-wants-you-to-ignore\/\" title=\"CNN&#039;s Tapper: Behind the Glamor of the Olympics &#039;Are a Lot of Ugly Truths&#039; China Wants You to Ignore\">supreme ruler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&rsquo;s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, claimed Saturday morning that &ldquo;as far as I know,&rdquo; both Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are still alive, during an interview with NBC News.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475732\/the-us-and-israel-attacked-iran-what-we-know\/\"><strong>THE US AND ISRAEL ATTACKED IRAN: WHAT WE KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In his press conference, Netanyahu urged the Iranian people to overthrow Khamenei&rsquo;s theocratic government, similar to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s calls. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-touts-growing-signs-iran-strikes-killed-the-ayatollah\/\" title=\"... touts &#039;...&#039; Iran strikes ... the Ayatollah\">strikes offer protestors<\/a> an opportunity to &ldquo;unshackle themselves from tyranny,&rdquo; the Israeli leader said, calling the moment a &ldquo;once in a generation chance&rdquo; to overthrow the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Khamenei dead; Iranians gain chance to reclaim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2574804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26032482244222.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[70371,3823,36807,50738,3634],"class_list":["post-2574803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-breaking-news-2","tag-iran","tag-khamenei","tag-misinformation-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26032482244222.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574807,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574803\/revisions\/2574807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}