Iranian FM Spokesman Says Supreme Leader, President “Safe And Sound”

Updated: 2026-03-01 05:24:36

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Saturday that the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are both “safe and sound.”

He made the remarks in an interview with ABC News Live, giving the assurance that the system in Iran is working “because our system is very sophisticated, rooted in our identity and based on a popular revolution.”

Baghaei said Iran’s establishment is not based solely on one individual, adding, “Everything is being done in accordance with our plans, and our armed forces are conducting their defensive actions against this act of aggression that has been going on for the entire day.”

Israeli media had, on Saturday evening, reported that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S.-Israeli attacks and his body has been found.

Multiple Israeli news outlets, including Channel 12, Channel 11 and i24 News, cited senior Israeli officials to say that Israel possesses evidence that can authenticate Khamenei’s death.

COURTESY: Xinhua