{"id":988371,"date":"2026-03-01T08:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T06:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=988371"},"modified":"2026-03-01T16:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T14:31:07","slug":"march-1-2026-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/march-1-2026-update-id988371.html","title":{"rendered":"March 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the US and Israeli strikes\u00a0 across Iran, on February 28.<\/p>\n<p>The news, initially made public by Israeli officials, then by US President Donald Trump on Truth Social, was confirmed by the Iranian state-run television on Sunday morning.\u00a0 According to the Iranian state media, other high figures are reported to have died in the attacks, among whom the chief of staff and the defence minister. 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