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Ismail Haniyeh
Hamas leader (1962-2024)

Assassination of Ali Khamenei
On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confirmed by the Iranian government on 1 March. His death occurred as part of a wider joint operation by the United States and Israel, using strategic locations intelligence from the US's Central Intelligence Agency to determine the whereabouts of several leaders. Satellite imagery suggested that Khamenei's residence in the city was severely damaged during the attack.
assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
2024 Assassination of Hamas leader
list of Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran conflict
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assassination of Ali Larijani
2026 assassination
Haft-e Tir bombing
2009 Pishin bombing
burial place of the martyrs of Vahdat
terrorism in Iran
overview of terrorism in Iran

Hassan Sayyad Khodaei
Iranian ballistic missile expert (1959–2011)