The US and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran Saturday morning and again on Sunday morning local time, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Trump confirmed in a Truth Social post. Four members of the Iranian supreme leader’s family were also killed . The president is also considering immunity for the ayatollah’s supporters if they agreed to stop fighting. The airstrikes are a response to the regime’s refusal to dismantle its nuclear program following weeks of talks — and as the US increased its military presence in the Middle East after President Trump warned Tehran there would be consequences if a deal was not reached. Israel later confirmed that the joint strikes targeted the Supreme Leader and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian. “It’s a very simple message. They will never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump vowed in a video message posted on Truth Social just before 3 a.m. March 1st, 2026. TEHRAN creator and executive producer Dane Eden found dead in...