Reports claim Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in strikes

Iranrsquos Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly been killed in joint USIsrael airstrikes according to Iranian state media reported news agency IANSThe report citing sources and carried by Fars News Agency claimed that four of Khameneirsquos relativesmdashincluding his daughter grandchild and soninlawmdashwere also killed in the strikes reported IANSHowever there has been no independent confirmation of these claims from international agencies or official Iranian authorities beyond statelinked outletsTrump Claims Strike Calls It lsquoJusticersquoFormer US President Donald Trump in a post on Truth Social also claimed that Khamenei had been killed in coordinated USIsraeli operationsDescribing the development as a ldquosingle greatest chancerdquo for Iranians to reclaim control of their country Trump said the strike was ldquojusticerdquo for victims of Iranrsquos policies He further claimed that Iranian leadership and security forces had been severely weakenedHis remarks however have not been corroborated by official US government statements at this stageIsrael Signals Strike Stops Short of ConfirmationIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier indicated that there were ldquosignsrdquo suggesting Khamenei was no longer alive but did not explicitly confirm his death reported IANSNetanyahu stated that Khameneirsquos compound had been destroyed in the strikes adding to speculation surrounding the Iranian leaderrsquos fateGlobal Tensions Likely to EscalateIf confirmed the reported killing of Iranrsquos Supreme Leader would mark a major escalation in the ongoing conflict and could have farreaching geopolitical consequences across the Middle East and beyondAnalysts warn that such a development could trigger heightened military tensions retaliatory actions and instability in the regionAuthorities and global observers are closely monitoring the situation as more details emerge and official confirmations are awaitedUS Israel clash with Iran in UNSCThe US and Israel clashed with Iran in the UN Security Council as Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that military action in the Middle East risks igniting uncontrollable chain of events in the worlds most volatile regionWe are witnessing a grave threat to international peace and security Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world Guterres told the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council SaturdayThe powerful 15nation UN body met just hours after the US and Israel launched military strikes against Iran and the subsequent attacks by TehranGuterres condemned the massive military strikes by the US and Israel against Iran as well as attacks by Tehran violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates