Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Killed in February 2026 Israeli Airstrike; July Funeral Services Held in Tehran

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Killed in February 2026 Israeli Airstrike; July Funeral Services Held in Tehran

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on February 28, 2026, along with some family members; his son Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, absent from public view since February 8, 2026, participated in funeral arrangements and appeared beside the casket during a July 2 service. A smaller mourning event occurred that evening near Khamenei's former Tehran residence.

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[Associated Press 🏛️] Powerful general in Iran emerges from hiding as Tehran prepares for Khamenei’s dayslong funeral [The Telegraph 🏢] Supreme leader’s funeral expected to draw 20 million Iranians to streets of Tehran - The Telegraph [Washington Times 👤] Powerful Iranian general emerges from hiding as Tehran prepares for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral

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“Powerful general in Iran emerges from hiding as Tehran prepares for Khamenei’s dayslong funeral”

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“Supreme leader’s funeral expected to draw 20 million Iranians to streets of Tehran - The Telegraph”

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How different viewpoints frame this

Progressive

The strike represents unilateral escalation that risks regional volatility and strengthens hardline elements while highlighting human costs including family deaths.

“Opposition to militarized foreign policy and emphasis on diplomatic norms”

Conservative

The operation delivers a strategic blow to a regime that sponsors terrorism and pursues nuclear weapons, restoring deterrence.

“Validation of proactive defense and focus on regime vulnerabilities”

Libertarian

Vahidi's reemergence signals continuity of authoritarian control rather than any opening for reform or individual liberty.

“Regime survival through military coercion and skepticism of external disruption narratives”

Devil's Advocate

All three views overlook that Vahidi's absence began before the strike and treat funeral optics as evidence of sudden resurgence rather than staged continuity.

“Timeline inconsistencies and regime capacity to absorb losses without decisive external impact”

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Washington TimesRight-Center✓ Mostly Factual

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