Dozens of senior Iranian officials, as well as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have been killed in operation Epic Fury, as Israeli and American forces have rained hell upon Iran since early Saturday morning.
So far, according to Israeli sources, the deaths include Ali Larijani, Khamenei's deputy, and Ali Shamkhani, a top security advisor. Other reported casualties among high-ranking figures include Esmail Qaani, head of the IRGC Quds Force; Mohammad Pakpour, the newly appointed IRGC commander; and Defense Minister Amir Nasirzadeh. However, Iranian officials have denied these reports.
🚨 BREAKING: The United States of America CONFIRMS that Ayatollah Khamenei is dead, including 5-10 TOP Iranian leaders — and carried out nearly 900 STRIKES within 12 hours, per Fox
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 28, 2026
Meanwhile, US and Israel were continuously DEFENDING against hundreds of Iranian ballistic… pic.twitter.com/beNiIAkgqB
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 28, 2026
The IDF has confirmed the killing of several high-ranking Iranian officials:
Aziz Nasirzadeh — Iran’s Minister of Defense.
Mohammad Pakpour — Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Ali Shamkhani — Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security… pic.twitter.com/3NYLl5WoAW
"Israel assesses that more than 40 senior Iranian security and regime figures were killed in strikes during the opening operation that Israel launched this morning with the United States against the Iranian regime," Fox News' Chief Foreign Correspondent, Trey Yingst, said. "This official goes on to say this is one of the largest regime decapitation operations conducted in modern warfare history, and that Israeli intelligence managed to infiltrate the Iranian security echelon, making the strikes possible, this official explained."
🚨 WOW! More than *40* top Iranian regime and security officials have been killed, along with the Ayatollah, per Israel
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 28, 2026
"This is one of the LARGEST regime DECAPITATION missions conducted in modern warfare history."
Israeli intelligence infiltration played a huge role. LFG! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8jCQ5Wh2Kv
This marks yet another major foreign policy victory for President Trump, who has restored a posture of strength to the United States and its approach abroad. America has once again become a nation that adversaries think twice about challenging.
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump CONCURS that Ayatollah Khamenei is dead, says most of the leaders in Iran who make big decisions are GONE
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 28, 2026
"The people that make all the decisions — most of them are gone."
On Ayatollah: "We feel that is a correct story."
BOOM! Straight from DJT! pic.twitter.com/QwSocfF7GF
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump and his administration’s bold leadership, we are respected on the world stage, and our enemies are being put on notice.
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