Did they get him? Khamenei's fate remains unknown after Israeli strike levels his compound

Israel-U.S. strike on Tehran targets Iran's supreme leader Khamenei. Officials still assessing whether the 86-year-old survived the attack on his compound.

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In the immediate aftermath of the Israel-U.S. strikes, with the Israeli Air Force targeting senior Iranian leadership infrastructure, rumors swirled that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s 86-year-old supreme leader, had been killed.

Satellite images showed heavy damage to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s fortified compound, including buildings believed to house his home and the so-called House of Leadership. Parts of the complex appeared reduced to rubble.