This is the moment that an Iranian anchor sobbed on state TV as he announced the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed Saturday.
“God is great. God is great. With deep sorrow, it is announced to the nation of Iran that Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, was martyred today in a joint criminal attack by the United States and the Zionist regime,” the anchor says, before breaking down.
Here’s the moment a tearful host on Iranian state TV confirmed this morning that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli air strikes.
The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning and a week-long holiday to mark Khamenei’s death. pic.twitter.com/Eq3i5zSRyK
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Others can be heard crying off screen in the studio as the newsreader announces Khamenei’s death to the nation.
Officials declared that there would be 40 days of mourning for the 86-year-old, who was killed at his compound along side his daughter, son-in-law and grandson.
