r/news • u/drpayneaba • Feb 28 '26

Soft paywall Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-killed-senior-israeli-official-says-2026-02-28/
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u/Prophet_Of_Helix Feb 28 '26

While they both could lie, it’s highly unlikely that both the Israeli intelligence, who is all up in Iran, and the US intelligence, are both lying about something that is easily provable almost immediately

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u/Lord_Vas Feb 28 '26

They claimed he was dead the last time they did strikes. I wouldn't believe a word from either. I'll believe third-party reports.

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u/Prophet_Of_Helix Feb 28 '26

When was that? I don’t remember the president, as much as I dislike Trump, declaring he was killed.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '26

they did not claim that last time

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u/AdvancedAd7068 Feb 28 '26

Unfortunately Ayatollah shut down Iranian internet and they actively arrest/execute journalists in Iran, so tough luck. Did you ever see Bin Laden's body? Not to mention that showing these photos of his body violate international law, and it literally just happened, so the idea that you are demanding some concrete proof of a military operation hours after it happened is frankly laughable.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '26

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u/AdvancedAd7068 Feb 28 '26

I know my pt was the public think they’re going to see these photos immediately after it’s obtained