‘In The Name Of Haidar’: Last Post On Khamenei’s X Account After Trump Declared Him Dead

Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 07:51 IST

In a post late at night on Truth Social, Trump said Khamenei had been killed in a joint US-Israel strike on Tehran.

Just after US President Donald Trump announced that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was dead, a cryptic message was shared from Khamenei’s account on social media platform X.

The message was written in Persian and invoked the name of Haidar, the first Shia Imam and a central figure in Shia Islam.

“Be nām-e nāmi-ye Heydar, alayhis-salām," the post read, which translates to, “In the exalted name of Haidar (peace be upon him)."

Trump announces killing in strike

In a post late at night on Truth Social, Trump said Khamenei had been killed in a joint US-Israel strike on Tehran.

“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead," Trump wrote. He claimed the cleric was tracked using “highly sophisticated tracking systems" and described the assassination as “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country."

Iran confirms Khamenei’s death

On Sunday morning, Iran’s state television confirmed that Khamenei had been killed in the recent strikes. The Iranian government announced 40 days of mourning following his killing.

According to Iranian media reports, Khamenei was killed in the early hours of Saturday.

Reports said several members of Khamenei’s family were also killed in the strikes that began on Saturday morning, including his daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law.

Iran’s Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Pakpour, were also reported killed in the strikes.

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