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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alex Croft

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‘safe’ after US strikes, Tehran claims

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran United States Tehran
  • A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry claimed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and president Masoud Pezeshkian were both “safe and sound” after the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes Saturday.
  • Speaking to Sky News, the spokesman said they have “some commanders who have been martyred as the result of this terrorist act of aggression”.
  • It comes despite satellite imagery showing extensive damage from a strike on the supreme leader’s compound.
  • They added: "But what matters is that the Iranian nation, our armed forces, our brave armed forces are taking necessary measures to defend Iran in the most strongest way possible."
  • Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi had previously told NBC News that the supreme leader was alive “as far as I know” while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "There are many signs that this tyrant is no longer.”

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