Ayatollah Khamenei

Coordinated US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have triggered widespread Iranian retaliation across the Gulf, with casualties mounting on both sides and global powers warning of economic and security consequences.

Iranian state media confirmed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died in coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, with Iran declaring 40 days of mourning and appointing Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as acting leader amid threats of retaliation.