{"id":897795,"date":"2026-04-08T12:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/netanyahu-says-iran-supreme-leader-no-longer-alive-after-30-bomb-strike\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:17:51","slug":"netanyahu-says-iran-supreme-leader-no-longer-alive-after-30-bomb-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/netanyahu-says-iran-supreme-leader-no-longer-alive-after-30-bomb-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Says Iran Supreme Leader \u2018No Longer Alive\u2019 After 30-Bomb Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> on Saturday claimed there were indications that Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, may no longer be alive following a joint United States\u2013Israeli military operation targeting his compound.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing reporters, Netanyahu said there were \u201csigns\u201d suggesting that Khamenei was \u201cno longer alive,\u201d though he did not provide evidence to substantiate the claim.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged Iranian citizens to rise up, calling on them to \u201cflood the streets and finish the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s Channel 12 network reported that 30 bombs were dropped on the compound of the Iranian Supreme Leader during Saturday\u2019s coordinated operation.<\/p>\n<p>According to Channel 12 correspondent Amit Segal, who is regarded as close to the Israeli Prime Minister, the strike was extensive and specifically targeted the complex believed to house Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Thirty bombs were dropped on the complex. Ali Khamenei was underground, but probably not in his own bunker<\/em>,\u201d Segal said during the broadcast, without citing an official source.<\/p>\n<p>There has been no independent confirmation of the report, and Iranian authorities have yet to issue a formal statement on the condition or whereabouts of the Supreme Leader.<\/p>\n<p>Israel confirmed that Iran\u2019s supreme leader was killed in strikes on Saturday, according to two Israeli sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>One of the sources told CNN Israel had obtained a photo of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\u2019s dead body. The second source said an official announcement is being prepared.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Iran\u2019s president and Supreme Leader are \u201csafe and sound.\u201d But Khamenei has not been seen in public or in videos since the strikes began.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/2026\/02\/28\/netanyahu-says-iran-supreme-leader-no-longer-alive-after-30-bomb-strike\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday claimed there were indications that Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, may no longer be alive following a joint United States\u2013Israeli military operation targeting his compound. Addressing reporters, Netanyahu said there were \u201csigns\u201d suggesting that Khamenei was \u201cno longer alive,\u201d though he did not provide evidence to substantiate the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":897796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25211,1829],"tags":[8973,7078],"class_list":{"0":"post-897795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-netanyahu","8":"category-supreme","9":"tag-netanyahu","10":"tag-supreme"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}