Doha, March 1 -- US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it has begun delivering "swift and decisive action" against the Iranian regime, following prior warnings.

CENTCOM commenced Operation Epic Fury on February 28. Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, has been killed in joint US-Israel strikes, state media confirmed.

In a post on X, US CENTCOM wrote, "The Iranian regime was warned. CENTCOM is now delivering swift and decisive action as directed."

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth elaborated on the operation, named Operation Epic Fury, calling it the most lethal, complex, and precise aerial operation in history.

In a post on X, Hegseth wrote, "Overnight, on President Trump's orders, the Department of War commenced OPERATION EPIC FURY...