Trump: If Ayatollah is dead, Iran 'putting on a good show'

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1. Wed, 26 August 2026

   2 reports
   • The Hill14:56first to report
     Trump: If Ayatollah is dead, Iran 'putting on a good show'

     President Trump said Wednesday he does not believe Iran’s supreme leader is dead after a report suggested he could be deceased or brain-dead. "He was very seriously wounded, but I don't think he's dead,” Trump said in an interview with conservative commentator Glenn Beck. “And if he is, they're putting on a pretty good show...

   • aol.com16:07
     'I don't think he's dead,' Trump says of Iranian leader amid speculation

     The Atlantic reported Tehran is "abuzz" with talk of Khamenei's death and cited unnamed sources who speculated that he eventually died of his injuries.

2. Thu, 27 August 2026

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   • prokerala.com01:10
     Trump says Iran war may end 'fairly soon', believes Mojtaba Khamenei alive but 'seriously wounded'

     US President Donald Trump has said the war with Iran could end "fairly soon", while asserting that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah ....

   • Euronews09:23
     Trump says Mojtaba Khamenei alive but 'very seriously wounded' in February strikes

     The US president told conservative commentator Glenn Beck that Khamenei sustained serious injuries to the left side of his body, including his arm and leg. Khamenei has not appeared publicly since his appointment in March and was absent from his father's funeral in July.