India, March 1 -- Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed in his office early Saturday during coordinated US-Israeli air strikes, Iranian state media confirmed, marking a dramatic escalation in hostilities and plunging the region into uncertainty.

US President Donald Trump announced that American forces had targeted and killed the 86-year-old cleric, calling him "one of the most evil people in history" and urging Iranians to "take back their country." The strikes were described by US and Israeli officials as part of a broader military campaign aimed at dismantling Iran's ruling establishment.

Iran's Red Crescent said more than 200 people were killed across the country in the attacks. At least 108 fatalities were reported when ai...