Iran state media: Supreme Leader is killed in US-Israel attack

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Iran has confirmed that its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has been killed in an airstrike. We look back at his life and legacy. Also on the programme today: US and Israeli strikes continue on Iran as Tehran retaliates, striking US bases in the Gulf; and the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned both the US and Israeli strikes and Iran's retaliation. We bring you the latest from Jerusalem and the United Arab Emirates. Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Janina Dill, the Dame Louise Richardson Chair in Global Security at the University of Oxford, and Negah Angha, Iran analyst and former senior advisor to the US State Department under the Biden administration. Photo: Mourners gather at Enqelab Square in Tehran following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Islamic Republic Of - 01 Mar 2026. Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA