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At least 40 Iranian government officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes on the Islamic Republic, according to reports from Israeli and Western media, marking a dramatic escalation in the longstanding regional conflict.
The attacks, launched on Saturday, targeted key regime figures and infrastructure, with the Israel Defense Forces confirming the deaths of seven top officials from Khamenei’s inner circle, though a full list of the 40 deceased has not been disclosed.
Citing intelligence and military sources, the BBC reported: “around 40 Iranian officials were killed in the strikes.”
Iranian officials claimed a separate strike hit a primary school in the south, killing at least 148 people, while Tehran retaliated by firing missiles at Gulf nations hosting US military bases.
The bombardment follows heightened tensions, with no immediate confirmation from Iranian state media on Khamenei’s fate or overall casualties.
