{"id":29964,"date":"2026-03-02T07:48:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=29964"},"modified":"2026-03-02T07:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:48:57","slug":"world-reacts-to-killing-of-irans-khamenei-by-us-israel-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=29964","title":{"rendered":"World reacts to killing of Iran\u2019s Khamenei by US, Israel forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Several countries, global bodies and prominent groups respond to the killing of Iran\u2019s supreme leader, urging de-escalation.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iranians mourn the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran on March 1, 2026 [Atta Kenare\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in an\u00a0attack by<\/a>\u00a0the United States and Israel has triggered sharp reactions across the world as leaders warn of escalation and regional instability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran said it has launched retaliatory strikes on Israel and US assets in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Oman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran\u2019s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has pledged revenge, saying it has launched attacks on 27 bases in the Middle East where US troops are stationed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several countries in the region have closed their airspace during the escalating exchange of attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Gulf source told Al Jazeera that foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) \u2013 comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE \u2013 will hold an emergency meeting by video conference on Sunday to discuss the Iran crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top diplomats from the European Union\u2019s 27 member states are also holding emergency talks after the United Nations Security Council met late on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is how several countries, global bodies and prominent groups have responded to Khamenei\u2019s killing<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday described the supreme leader\u2019s killing on Saturday as an \u201copen declaration of war against Muslims\u201d, particularly the Shia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis tragic event is the greatest trial facing the Islamic world today,\u201d he said in a message offering condolences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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