U.S. and Israeli forces continued bombing Iran after officials confirmed the supreme leader was killed in a joint strike on his Tehran compound.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Feb ⁠28 (Reuters) - ⁠Iranian Supreme ⁠Leader Ayatollah ​Ali ‌Khamenei ‌is ⁠dead,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated ⁠U.S.-Israeli ⁠airstrikes that he said killed Iran's leader, but warned attacks would continue. The ⁠strikes, which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy,

US and Israel launched ‘massive’ strikes on Iran, drawing retaliatory attacks from Tehran on Israel, UAE and Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed on the first day of a massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country, US President Donald Trump has announced. Iran has not confirmed the death of the 86-year-old ruler of the past three decades - one of the longest in the world.

President Trump posted on Truth Social that Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. He also said that military strikes will continue in Iran for "as long as necessary."

NBC News' Tom Llamas, Courtney Kube and Richard Engel report on the latest developments in the Middel East, including the reported death  of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.