New Delhi, March 1 -- An anchor of Iran's state-run broadcaster broke down on live television while announcing the "martyrdom" of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after a major attack launched by Israel and the United States.

The network reported that Khamenei was killed in what Iranian authorities characterised as an assassination.

The visibly emotional anchor, Maryam Azarchehr, struggled to maintain composure while delivering the news. Referring to Khamenei as the "Leader of the Islamic Revolution," she warned that "revenge was coming soon".

An emotional Azarchehr said, "Revenge is coming. Revenge is coming soon. They will see what they have done."

The clip went viral almost immediately.

Azarchehr also paid an emotional tribut...