Iran supreme leader and president are alive after US, Israel strikes: report

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, said in an NBC News interview on Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are alive “as far as I know.”

Published: February 28, 2026 12:27pm

Iran's supreme leader and president are alive after U.S. and Israel launched a military operation in the country, according to a report on Saturday.

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, said in an NBC News interview on Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are alive “as far as I know.”

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