An Israeli official just confirmed the Ayatollah is dead.

[RhodyPatriot]

If this is true, it has massive implications for the future of the Middle East and the World, and indeed our own domestic politics.

Overwhelmingly positive implications.

And the Times of Israel is a pretty reliable source, usually.

Israel “assesses” that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was likely killed in an Israeli strike earlier today, Channel 12 says, citing unnamed Israeli sources. It says there are “growing indications” to this effect.

There is no official confirmation of the report.

The TV station had minutes earlier said the Israeli assessment was that Khamenei was “hurt at the very least, ” and that this was not an assessment based on satellite imagery showing Khamenei’s presidential compound being flattened, but rather on information from unnamed sources.

Israel “assesses” that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was likely killed in an Israeli strike earlier today, Channel 12 says, citing unnamed Israeli sources. It says there are “growing indications” to this effect.

There is no official confirmation of the report.

The TV station had minutes earlier said the Israeli assessment was that Khamenei was “hurt at the very least, ” and that this was not an assessment based on satellite imagery showing Khamenei’s presidential compound being flattened, but rather on information from unnamed sources.

Khamenei is reportedly expected to deliver an address shortly. The TV report suggests that, if so, it was recorded in advance.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-tv-report-citing-unnamed-israeli-sources-growing-indications-that-khamenei-killed/

If Trump pulls this off, he will go down as one of the best foreign policy presidents in American history.

Hell, he will anyway - but this would really place a capstone on his glorious career as Commander In Chief.

That said, this is all a huge gamble.

Let's hope it pays off huge with minimal or no American casualties/wounded.

Edit:

FOX News is describing the strike as a joint US-Israeli effort:

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

If this is true, it has massive implications for the future of the Middle East and the World, and indeed our own domestic politics.

Overwhelmingly positive implications.

And the Times of Israel is a pretty reliable source, usually.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-tv-report-citing-unnamed-israeli-sources-growing-indications-that-khamenei-killed/

If Trump pulls this off, he will go down in history as one of the best foreign policy presidents in American history.

Hell, he will anyway - but this would really place a capstone on his glorious career as Commander In Chief.

That said, this is all a huge gamble.

Let's hope it pays off huge with minimal or no American casualties/wounded.

Iran didn’t attack us. Osama did. And Obama killed Osama.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

If this is true, it has massive implications for the future of the Middle East and the World, and indeed our own domestic politics.

Overwhelmingly positive implications.

And the Times of Israel is a pretty reliable source, usually.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-tv-report-citing-unnamed-israeli-sources-growing-indications-that-khamenei-killed/

If Trump pulls this off, he will go down in history as one of the best foreign policy presidents in American history.

Hell, he will anyway - but this would really place a capstone on his glorious career as Commander In Chief.

That said, this is all a huge gamble.

Let's hope it pays off huge with minimal or no American casualties/wounded.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/prior-iran-attacks-cia-assessed-khamenei-would-be-replaced-by-hardline-irgc-2026-02-28/

 

[RhodyPatriot]

Iran didn’t attack us. Osama did. And Obama killed Osama.

Iran attacked multiple US military bases, including in Saudi Arabia.

Which is why this strike now not only has full Saudi support - but they have joined the attack.

Saudi Arabia has condemned Iranian strikes on US-allied Arab states surrounding Iran, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan and has vowed to “provide all its resources to assist them in any measures they take" against Iran. ​

The Saudis have also started joining in strikes against Iran with the US and Israel. ​

Saudi Arabia backs US after Iran launches strikes at bases in UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns and denounces in strongest terms the blatant Iranian aggression and the flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan.”

thepostmillennial.com

 

[Clipper]

If this is true, it has massive implications for the future of the Middle East and the World, and indeed our own domestic politics.

Overwhelmingly positive implications.

And the Times of Israel is a pretty reliable source, usually.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-tv-report-citing-unnamed-israeli-sources-growing-indications-that-khamenei-killed/

If Trump pulls this off, he will go down in history as one of the best foreign policy presidents in American history.

Hell, he will anyway - but this would really place a capstone on his glorious career as Commander In Chief.

That said, this is all a huge gamble.

Let's hope it pays off huge with minimal or no American casualties/wounded.

That's what you righties said about Dubya Bush when he invaded Iraq. Remember how that turned out?

 

[RhodyPatriot]

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/prior-iran-attacks-cia-assessed-khamenei-would-be-replaced-by-hardline-irgc-2026-02-28/

Reuters and the CIA - they've both been a wellspring of reliable information regarding the Middle East the last 20 years!

Look, we've taken out multiple other top leaders already.

Trump isn't just trying to decapitate the snake - he's attempting to gut the whole thing.

That said, as I stated before, it's a huge gamble.

If successful, it's better for everyone.

 

[RhodyPatriot]

That's what you righties said about Dubya Bush when he invaded Iraq.

Actually I was a Democrat back then and did not support ground troops in Iraq, just like I would not support ground troops in Iran.

Trump won the GOP primary in 2016 opposing Bush and the neocons, and he still does.

This isn't Iraq.

Meanwhile the Democrats let Putin invade Ukraine on Biden's watch, literally inviting a "minor incursion".

(Quoting Sleepy Joe.)

But we all know your acute case of TDS completely dictates your perception of every single thing that happens.

A master of nuance you ain't.

 

[westwall]

Iran didn’t attack us. Osama did. And Obama killed Osama.

Iran attacked us 47 years ago you ignorant effing retard.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Iran didn’t attack us. Osama did. And Obama killed Osama.

They didn't? You want to tell that the 250 dead Americans in Beirut? Hundreds held hostage for 444 days? Iran has been at war with us for 47 ******* years. Trump is the first president to finally say **** IT WE'RE GOING TO **** YOU UP.

You DO realize that when Israel was attacked, that is an attack on our ally. We will come to their aid, as they would come to ours.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

If this is true, it has massive implications for the future of the Middle East and the World, and indeed our own domestic politics.

Overwhelmingly positive implications.

And the Times of Israel is a pretty reliable source, usually.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-tv-report-citing-unnamed-israeli-sources-growing-indications-that-khamenei-killed/

If Trump pulls this off, he will go down as one of the best foreign policy presidents in American history.

Hell, he will anyway - but this would really place a capstone on his glorious career as Commander In Chief.

That said, this is all a huge gamble.

Let's hope it pays off huge with minimal or no American casualties/wounded.

An Israeli strike..is not "Trump taking out Iran's Supreme Leader"--it is Israel taking out Iran's supreme leader~

 

[CrusaderFrank]

If this is true, it has massive implications for the future of the Middle East and the World, and indeed our own domestic politics.

Overwhelmingly positive implications.

And the Times of Israel is a pretty reliable source, usually.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-tv-report-citing-unnamed-israeli-sources-growing-indications-that-khamenei-killed/

If Trump pulls this off, he will go down as one of the best foreign policy presidents in American history.

Hell, he will anyway - but this would really place a capstone on his glorious career as Commander In Chief.

That said, this is all a huge gamble.

Let's hope it pays off huge with minimal or no American casualties/wounded.

 

[RhodyPatriot]

An Israeli strike..is not "Trump taking out Iran's Supreme Leader"--it is Israel taking out Iran's supreme leader~

Trump and the US are leading the charge on this.

You know it, and I know it.

 

[martybegan]

Iran didn’t attack us. Osama did. And Obama killed Osama.

Are we forgetting that whole Hostage Crisis and the fact that Iran has been financing terrorists for decades?

 

[RhodyPatriot]

We are not at war.

The America First Case for Striking Iran (Again)

An America First perspective on targeted strikes against Iran to protect U.S. interests and security.

redstate.com

 

[JWBooth]

No

 

[airplanemechanic]

An Israeli strike..is not "Trump taking out Iran's Supreme Leader"--it is Israel taking out Iran's supreme leader~

Yes, Israel has the intelligence to know where these fuckers are, we don't. We let them take off the head of the snake, while we bomb the shit out of the rest.

 

[Dante]

Did Trump Just Take Out Iran’s Supreme Leader?​

If that is true, think of the Italian and American Mafias. Next in line will step up. Regardless of how this plays out, the fundamentalism will not disappear. It's an idea, not a philosophy or ideology - There must be some really threatening stuff hidden away in the Epstein files for Trump to need this distraction​

 

[airplanemechanic]

If that is true, think of the Italian and American Mafias. Next in line will step up. Regardless of how this plays out, the fundamentalism will not disappear. It's an idea, not a philosophy or ideology - There must be some really threatening stuff hidden away in the Epstein files for Trump to need this distraction​

Funny, all you have is Epstien.

Don't you think when he was thrown out publicly and embarrassingly from the number one spot in West Palm Beach in the early 2000's that if he had any dirt on Trump, he would have sung like a bird?

 

[RhodyPatriot]

If that is true, think of the Italian and American Mafias. Next in line will step up.​

Not if the entire mafia is taken out and the people rise up to rule themselves.

Which is the objective.

Whether it works or not is an entirely different question, but you're thinking "the old way".

Trump is playing chess - previous administrations played checkers.

Let's hope he turns out to be a grandmaster.

 

[WEATHER53]

If that is true, think of the Italian and American Mafias. Next in line will step up. Regardless of how this plays out, the fundamentalism will not disappear. It's an idea, not a philosophy or ideology - There must be some really threatening stuff hidden away in the Epstein files for Trump to need this distraction​

Children still TDS Epstein chirping