“God is great. God is great. With deep sorrow, it is announced to the nation of Iran that Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, was martyred today in a joint criminal attack by the United States and the Zionist regime,” the anchor says, before breaking down.
Here’s the moment a tearful host on Iranian state TV confirmed this morning that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli air strikes.
The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning and a week-long holiday to mark Khamenei’s death. pic.twitter.com/Eq3i5zSRyK
Others can be heard crying off screen in the studio as the newsreader announces Khamenei’s death to the nation.
The anchor broke down as he announced the death. X/Shayan Sardarizadeh
Officials declared that there would be 40 days of mourning for the 86-year-old, who was killed at his compound along side his daughter, son-in-law and grandson.
