Oil holds as Khamenei death reports, ‘Epic Fury’ cited
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Is Khamenei dead? Status unconfirmed, what we know The United States believes Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, but his status remains unconfirmed. There has been no formal U.S. government confirmation, and Tehran has not issued an official death announcement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said there are “more and more signs” pointing to Khamenei’s death, as reported by Deutsche Welle. Media outlets have carried claims that he was killed in recent U.S.-Israeli strikes often referred to as operation epic Fury, but these remain unverified. Why these reports matter now The timing intersects with active U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iranian targets, a campaign widely labeled Operation Epic Fury. According to Newsweek, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump spoke with leaders in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and NATO’s Secretary General following the strikes, without confirming Khamenei’s status. U.S. Central Command has released unclassified footage of the operation and publicly outlined its rationale. Before disclosing the video, U.S. Central Command characterized the objective as to, “defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.” BingX: a trusted exchange delivering real advantages for traders at every level. Inside Iran, a leadership vacuum, if confirmed, would not automatically collapse state structures. Fox News cited analysis from United Against Nuclear Iran (Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi) that the Supreme Leader’s office, or Bayt, operates as a “state within a state,” meaning personnel and institutions can sustain continuity even after leadership shocks. Regional risk remains elevated while verification is pending. Messaging from Israeli officials increases the chance of rapid countermoves, and ambiguity over succession could raise miscalculation risks among security actors until authoritative signals emerge from Tehran. At the time of this writing, based on data from Yahoo Scout, Bitcoin traded around $66,767 amid high short‑term volatility…
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