Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned it will launch the “most ferocious” operation in history against Israel and US military bases in the region.
The threat comes as Gulf countries hosting American bases are already assessing the damage from an unprecedented wave of deadly Iranian strikes. UAE, Bahrain, Qatar remain on high alert as explosions are reported from multiple locations.
“The most ferocious offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces will begin any moment now,” the Guards posted on Telegram, adding it will target the “occ”upied territories and American terrorist bases” in the region.
“The hand of revenge of the Iranian nation for a severe, decisive and regrettable punishment for the murderers of the Imam of the Ummah will not let go of them,” the Guards added further.
Massive Mourning Erupts After Khamenei’s Death
Widespread scenes of sorrow and unrest have been reported across several parts of Iran after the confirmed death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A large gathering was seen in the city of Zanjan, while people also took to the streets in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, and in India’s Jammu and Kashmir region to express grief over his passing.
Residents in Iran and Iraq are holding demonstrations in honor of the late #Khamenei.
– In Tehran, hundreds gathered at Enghelab Square, chanting: “We will fight and die, but we will not compromise.”
– In Iraq, Shiite groups calling on religious authorities to declare jihad. pic.twitter.com/M6Zb1WmN5N— KIGALI DAILY NEWS (@kigalidailynews) March 1, 2026
Footage shared from various cities shows mourners breaking down in tears, collapsing n anguish, and embracing one another as news of his death spread.
#WATCH | Iran: People in the city of Isfahan in central Iran have gathered at Imam Square to protest the US-Israeli attack against Iran and to mourn the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
(Video source: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) pic.twitter.com/C933Ho7nVe
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2026
Crowds assembled outside mosques and in public squares, with some chanting “Death to America’ amid growing anger over the strikes attributed to the United States and Israel, according to Iran’s PressTV.
Khamenei Dead: 40 Days of Public Mourning
Multiple Iranian state media outlets have confirmed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s highest political and religious authority for more than three decades, has died following coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran and other targets.
Iranian state television and the state–run IRNA news agency reported his death, without mentioning Khamenei’s cause of death.
“The Supreme Leader of Iran Has Reached Martyrdom,” state broadcaster IRIB reported Sunday morning.
State media also announced a 40-day period of public mourning and a national holiday, even as leaders Netanyahu and Trump earlier claimed responsibility for his killing.
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