Overview
- Iran’s state broadcaster Press TV reported that Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh died after lingering in a coma from injuries sustained in the Feb. 28 strikes.
- State media earlier confirmed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in coordinated U.S.–Israeli attacks on Tehran that targeted strategic sites.
- IRNA reported that senior cleric Ayatollah Alireza Arafi is serving as the jurist on a three‑member interim leadership council with President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni‑Ejei to exercise the Supreme Leader’s powers during the transition.
- The IRGC said it launched large missile and drone barrages toward Israeli targets, with reports of strikes and interceptions affecting multiple Gulf states and disrupting travel and shipping.
- Iranian outlets cited a mounting death toll, including reported fatalities of senior figures such as Ali Shamkhani and IRGC commander Mohammad Pakpour, while several battlefield claims remain difficult to verify independently.