Israeli media outlet Channel 12 is reported that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead after targeted U.S. and Israeli strikes on his compound in central Tehran on Saturday.
The outlet reported that more than 30 air and missile strikes targeted the compound around 2:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. Satellite imagery confirmed that the structure was reduced to rubble, while the whereabouts of Khamenei and his inner-circle were unknown in the immediate aftermath.

An unnamed official familiar with the operation stated that around 30 key Iranian regime leaders and military chiefs were targeted in broader strikes across Iran.
Initial assessments indicated that Khamenei’s military secretary, as well as unspecified members of his family, were killed in the operation. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander General Mohammad Pakpour and Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh were also confirmed to have been killed in broader strikes across Iran.

Iranian officials had earlier claimed that Khamenei was alive, but provided no details on his condition or whereabouts. While speaking with NBC News, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated Khamenei is “alive as far as I know,” along with President Masoud Pezeshkian and other top officials.

At 3:05 p.m. Eastern Time, Fox News confirmed, citing sources familiar with battle damage assessments, that Khamenei was confirmed killed. The report, which cited senior Israeli officials, indicated that Khamenei’s body was recovered from the rubble of his compound.