Rappler reports state that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28 in US and Israeli airstrikes during a four-month war, with his body carried through Mashhad streets on July 9 and buried on July 10, 2026. The reports indicate a US-Iran truce one month prior to the burial and note that Mojtaba Khamenei, identified as the son and successor, remained out of public view. All claims originate from a single source with no independent verification cited.