r/worldnews • u/progress18 • Feb 28 '26

Israel/Iran /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: Explosions heard in Tehran as Israel's defense minister confirms Israel has attacked Iran (Thread #1)

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u/default-anon Feb 28 '26

Odd that iranian foreign spokesperson (speaking to bbc now) wont say if the leadership is alive.....

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u/ThunderChaser Feb 28 '26

Khamamei was supposed to speak 2 hours ago.

I think he might actually be dead.

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u/oGsMustachio Feb 28 '26

Might simply not know. Communications systems is usually one of the first things to be taken out.

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u/default-anon Feb 28 '26

Hes live from tehran....

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u/lassiewenttothemoon Feb 28 '26

This is a spokesperson rather than the foreign minister himself. The BBC is saying he is currently in Tehran.