{"id":506360,"date":"2026-03-01T01:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/506360\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T01:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:15:11","slug":"trump-says-irans-leader-is-dead-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/506360\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran\u2019s leader \u2018is dead\u2019 &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Truth Social Saturday that \u2018s Supreme Leader\u00a0\u00a0has been killed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>There has been no independent confirmation of Khamenei\u2019s death from Iranian authorities yet.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>The statement came after the United States and Israel carried out major military strikes in Iran earlier Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In an earlier video posted to Truth Social, Trump said the \u201cmassive\u201d operation was intended to ensure Tehran does not obtain a nuclear weapon and \u201celiminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He also urged Iranians to shelter, saying \u201cbombs will be dropping everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first strikes Saturday morning appeared to target areas in downtown Tehran, including locations linked to Iran\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11709704\/brady-tkachuk-white-house-video\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/387a61dfa392114d471125a7d0e08837c6854b3b0add3fa6e1dc56fb9b1298f3.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2018It\u2019s clearly fake\u2019: Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House video that insulted Canadians\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11711328\/iran-disrupts-flights-canada\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9f62c45572afa7c259c9b5dffa9d82ac7cc1253a74cd2966de45ab64517612a0.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAttack on Iran triggers global flight disruptions, impacts Canadian travellers\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tehran responded by launching missiles at Israel, while explosions were reported in nearby Gulf Arab countries including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials had previously warned they would strike the region if attacked.<\/p>\n<p>Trump referenced Washington\u2019s decades-long dispute with Iran, including the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, when 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days, as well as other attacks the United States has blamed on Iran since the Islamic revolution.<\/p>\n<p>More to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 With files from Global News\u2019s Aaron D\u2019Andrea and The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on World<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Truth Social Saturday 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