Khamenei is dead. So are 40 of his top leaders. An oppressed nation stands on the verge of true freedom… And the people can feel it. Celebrations are erupting in Iran and all over the world to celebrate an evil dictatorship coming to an end, and hopefully, new freedom soon to bloom. From the streets of Iran: BREAKING: We have the first footage of street parties breaking out in Tehran. You don’t understand our happiness. pic.twitter.com/9ZBA7J7dW9 —

It’s official… President Trump struck Iran’s leadership with targeted but ferocious strikes and the “Supreme Leader” Khamenei is now confirmed DEAD. President Trump made the announcement himself to Truth Social: “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei…” – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/oXZTFGg5pS — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 28, 2026 FULL TEXT: Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS. He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do. This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country. We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us. As I said last night, Now they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!” Hopefully, the IRGC and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots, and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves. That process should soon be starting in that, not only the death of Khamenei but the Country has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated. The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD! Thank you for your attention to this matter. PRESIDENT DONALD J. President Trump speaks here: BREAKING — PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKS ON KHAMENEI’S REPORTED DEATH: “We believe that to be the correct story” Trump has reportedly also seen photos of Khamenei’s body “The people that make all the decisions — MOST of them are gone,” Trump said pic.twitter.com/tSSXZ8uXJY — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 28, 2026 Not only is Khamenei dead but so are 40 top figures from the regime: Senior Israeli security official tells Fox’s @TreyYingst More than 40 senior Iranian security and regime figures were killed in the opening strikes this morning. This is one of the largest regime “decapitation operations” conducted in modern warfare history, the official added.… — Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) February 28, 2026 Anyone else remember after President Trump took out Soleimani back in 2020 and immediately afterward Khamenei threatened to kill President Trump in retaliation? I remember it like it was yesterday. Ahhh, flash forward six years and Khamenei is the one dead and gone, not Trump. From Reuters back in 2021: The website of Iran’s Supreme Leader on Friday carried the image of a golfer resembling former President Donald Trump apparently being targeted by a drone alongside a threat of revenge over last year’s killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. drone attack. The image first appeared on a Persian-language Twitter feed that carried a link to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s website. Twitter took down that feed on Friday, saying it was fake. Underneath the website picture were remarks by Khamenei in December ahead of the first anniversary this month of the killing of military commander General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, which was ordered by Trump. “Both the murderers and those who ordered it should know that revenge may come at any time,” said the comments on top of the image, which showed the shadow of a drone looming over the lone golfer. Trump, who regularly plays golf, was not named. U.S.-Iran tensions grew rapidly after 2018, when Trump exited a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers and reimposed crippling sanctions. Tehran retaliated for Soleimani’s killing with missile strikes against U.S. targets in Iraq but the two sides backed away from further confrontation. High tension and risk of war appeared to subside with the end of Trump’s term. His successor President Joe Biden, sworn in on Wednesday, has said Washington seeks to lengthen and strengthen the nuclear constraints on Iran through diplomacy. Emily Horne, a spokeswoman for the Biden White House National Security Council, said “these kinds of threats from Iran are unacceptable.” “We strongly condemn this provocative action. We will continue to work with our friends and partners to counter Iran’s malign influence,” she said in response to a request for comment. The top Republican on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul, earlier urged the Biden administration “to respond quickly and forcefully to this provocative threat against a former president” and called on Twitter to immediately and permanently suspend Khamenei’s account. An official close to Khamenei’s inner circle said: “The aim (of the tweet) was to remind the gambler (Trump) that leaving office does not mean he will be safe and the assassination of our martyr Soleimani will be forgotten.” “And now, American troops cannot protect him,” the official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters without elaborating. Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was responsible for clandestine overseas operations and was widely seen as the second most powerful figure in Iran after Khamenei. Iran’s military and clerical rulers have said Tehran would choose the time and place of Soleimani’s revenge. A Tehran-based analyst said the threat could be an end in itself: “The intention of the tweet seems to be keeping alive the spectre of revenge, which perhaps by itself is a kind of revenge.”

This was unexpected. And overshadowed by everything going on in the Middle East. Federal prosecutors who are handling the Luigi Mangione case have appeared to throw the white flag when it comes to seeking the death penalty. Mangione, who is facing Federal charges of stalking and state charges of second-degree murder and weapons charges, will no longer face the death penalty after prosecutors declined to appeal a judge’s ruling that prevented them from seeking the needle for Mangione. NBC News reported more on the prosecutor’s decision not to appeal: Manhattan federal prosecutors declined to appeal a judge’s ruling that barred them from seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In a letter, the government said it would not pursue an “interlocutory review” of the order from U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett, who instructed prosecutors to determine by Friday whether they would appeal her ruling. Mangione’s legal team on Friday declined to comment on the government’s update. Last month, Garnett dismissed two of the four federal counts against Mangione, 27, which include murder through the use of a firearm and a related firearms offense. That murder charge carries a potential death sentence. Mangione still faces two counts of interstate stalking, which carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. LUIGI: The feds will NOT try to appeal Judge Garnett’s ruling challenging the death penalty in Luigi Mangione’s murder case. Cc @CourthouseNews pic.twitter.com/e6w29igUuk — Erik Uebelacker (@Uebey) February 27, 2026 ABC News reported the next court dates Mangione is expected to attend in the near future: he defense wanted the death penalty taken off the table, arguing that stalking “fails to qualify as a crime of violence” and therefore cannot be the predicate to make Mangione eligible for the death penalty if he is convicted of the federal charges. The defense also argued that the decision to seek the death penalty was political and circumvented the federal government’s protocols. Thompson in Midtown Manhattan in December 2024, has pleaded not guilty to both state and federal charges. Garnett said jury selection in the federal case will begin on Sept. 8 and opening statements on Oct. 13. He is due to stand trial in state court beginning June 8.

The U.S. Central Command has released footage of some of the U.S. strikes on Iran. In a post on X, U.S. CENTCOM released several clips of cruise missiles and fighter jets launching strategic attacks on the Iranian regime. Watch it here: As the President stated, our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. The President ordered bold action. CENTCOM forces are delivering an overwhelming and unrelenting blow. pic.twitter.com/B0k5gV4YnU — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) February 28, 2026 The New York Post reported more on CENTCOM’s latest video release: US Central Command released video Saturday of American missiles obliterating various targets in Iran. The dramatic footage shows Tomahawk cruise missiles being launched from a US Navy vessel and various types of fighter jets taking off from a ship. Aerial footage of missiles striking five different targets, including an aircraft and radar station, was also shown. “As the President stated, our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime,” CENTCOM wrote on X. “The President ordered bold action,” the post continued. “CENTCOM forces are delivering an overwhelming and unrelenting blow.” The military campaign, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, involves “the largest regional concentration of American military firepower in a generation,” according to CENTCOM. Photos were also released of President Trump during the moments he launched the attack. Take a look: President Donald J. Trump Monitors U.S. Military Operations in Iran: Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026 pic.twitter.com/st88hbLrpY — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 28, 2026 Fox News has since confirmed Iran’s Supreme Leader is now dead: Iran’s militant and unyielding supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for more than three decades and oversaw an era of harsh internal repression and confrontation with the United States and Israel, has died following the Israeli strike in Tehran, as his compound was reduced to rubble, a senior Israeli official told Fox News Digital. “Khamenei was the contemporary Middle East’s longest-serving autocrat. He did not get to be that way by being a gambler. Khamenei was an ideologue, but one who ruthlessly pursued the preservation and protection of his ideology, often taking two steps forward and one step back,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of FDD’s Iran program, told Fox News Digital. “Khamenei’s worldview was shaped by his militant anti-Americanism and antisemitism, which first manifested itself in his protests against the Shah of Iran,” he added.

The White House just dropped some epic photos of President Trump monitoring Operation Epic Fury. Last night, President Trump oversaw the strikes on Iran from Mar-a-Lago. He was joined by Marco Rubio and other members of his national security team. Karoline Leavitt provided more details: President Trump monitored the situation overnight at Mar a Lago alongside members of his national security team. The President spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu by phone. Prior to the attacks, Secretary Rubio called all members of the gang of eight to provide congressional… — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 28, 2026 President Trump monitored the situation overnight at Mar a Lago alongside members of his national security team. The President spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu by phone. Prior to the attacks, Secretary Rubio called all members of the gang of eight to provide congressional notification, and he was able to reach and brief seven of the eight members. The President and his national security team will continue to closely monitor the situation throughout the day. See the photos from inside that room here: President Donald J. Trump Monitors U.S. Military Operations in Iran: Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026 pic.twitter.com/OfnMkmBZ8G — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 28, 2026 President Donald J. Trump Monitors U.S. Military Operations in Iran: Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026 pic.twitter.com/7zRC0mhoXk — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 28, 2026 President Donald J. Trump Monitors U.S. Military Operations in Iran: Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026 pic.twitter.com/st88hbLrpY — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 28, 2026 Vice President JD Vance, DNI Tulsi Gabbard and other members of Trump’s cabinet monitored the strikes from the White House. The White House also shared a photo from inside the Situation Room: Vice President JD Vance and Cabinet Secretaries in the Situation Room, February 28, 2026 pic.twitter.com/x3AFYv3fyH — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 28, 2026 President Trump truly never rests. Just before the strikes on Iran, President Trump appeared at a Mar-a-Lago event. He danced with guests to the song “God Bless the USA” before excusing himself because he had “work” to do. Watch: Last night before bombs fell in Iran, President Trump made an appearance at a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago and danced to the song “God Bless the USA” before bidding the guests farewell. “We gotta go work. I gotta go to work!” pic.twitter.com/jU9ZZxYyaQ — Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) February 28, 2026 Little did everyone know that the “work” would turn out to be striking Iran! The New York Post has more details on how the strikes went down: President Trump and Vice President Vance orchestrated Saturday’s monumental strikes on Iran hundreds of miles apart from one another, according to a report. The president and his national security team gave orders for the attack from Mar-a-Lago. He is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, was also with the president, a source told the Associated Press. Vance was dialed into a conference line with Trump from the Situation Room at the White House, where he was joined by US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as well as the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, another insider said.