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Trump tells NBC 'we feel' reports of Khamenei death are 'correct'


U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during military operations in Iran, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Feb. 28, 2026. (Credit: The White House/Social Media/Handout via Reuters)

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he believes multiple reports that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in air strikes are true – but stopped short of directly confirming the news.

"We feel that that is a correct story," he was quoted as saying by NBC News.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he believes multiple reports that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in air strikes are true – but stopped short of directly confirming the news.

"We feel that that is a correct story," he was quoted as saying by NBC News.