Multiple claims assert that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on or around Feb. 28, triggering open war and prompting week-long funeral processions in Tehran. France 24 and The Hill are cited as sources, yet no independent confirmation exists and the events contradict documented reality. Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is described as both a mourner and mediator in related talks.