2026-03-02
29 分钟This is the Guardian Today,
the assassination of the Ayatollah He survived imprisonment, assassination attempts,
decades of protests, and exerted a brutal iron grip on Iran's 90 million people.
Now, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is dead,
killed by US and Israeli airstrikes that levelled his compound where he and some of the most senior regime leaders were sheltering.
As news of the Ayatollah's death emerged, there was public mourning on the streets of Iran.
But also ecstatic celebrations inside Iran and around the world.
This is a big day.
This is like the Berlin Wall is being folded.
So this is a significant victory for Iranians.
It's a significant victory for the peace in the entire world.
This is the overcoming of the light to the darkness.
Meanwhile, Iran has launched retaliatory strikes and vows vengeance.
It is still unclear whether his assassination will bring about the regime change that Donald Trump so clearly desires.
Or what will happen next for Iran, where the airstrikes continue and the death toll is spiralling.
When we are finished, take over your government.
It will be yours to take.
This will be probably your only chance for generations.
It's absolutely transformational.
If Donald Trump succeeds in what he's attempting to do,