Intelligence Assessment Warns of Iranian Attacks on US Following Khamenei's Death

A billboard of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Khamenei may be dead, but fear persists among many now fleeing Iran into Turkey

For the past two days, CBC News has been speaking with Iranians who have recently fleed the country, including those who were at the border, and those who had relocated to the Turkish city of Van, which is 100 kilometres away.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, religious cleric who ruled Iran for decades, killed in strikes

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who reigned as Iran’s supreme leader for the past 36 years, was killed in a sweeping U.S. and Israeli attack on the country Saturday.

CIA intelligence led to strike that killed Khamenei in Iran, source says

The CIA had tracked Khamenei's location for several months before the strike that killed him, a person familiar with the matter tells CBS News.

In polarised Iran, Khamenei's death triggers celebrations and grief

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Some Iranians grieved while others celebrated the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, exposing a deep fault line in a country stunned by the sudden demise of the man who ruled for 36 years.

As Maduro and Khamenei Learned, It’s Harder Than Ever for Leaders to Hide

A surge in sensors and cameras, combined with artificial intelligence, has transformed U.S. intelligence’s ability to locate foreign heads of state. Add to that an American president willing to capture or kill them.

U.S. Officials Skeptical Of Regime Change In Tehran After Khamenei Killing: Report

Many senior U.S. officials remain skeptical that the U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran will lead to a regime change in the near term.

Prediction-market traders betting against Iran’s Khamenei got a messy reminder to always read the fine print

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran rose over the past few weeks, traders were using Kalshi and Polymarket to bet on whether Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would remain in power. But when news broke that Khamenei was killed in joint strikes by the U.