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UN SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS CAN'T CONFIRM REPORTS OF KHAMENEI'S DEATH

01/03/2026 08:31 AM

NEW YORK, March 1 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he could not confirm reports of the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

US President Donald Trump has said Khamenei was killed in military strikes on Iran, although Iran has not officially confirmed the death.

"Several high-ranking officials have reportedly been killed, including – according to Israeli sources – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, that I am not in a position to confirm," Guterres said at a UN Security Council meeting.

--BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI

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