Khamenei is Dead: 40 Commanders Killed as Operation Epic Fury Reshapes the Middle East

On March 1st, 2026, the world woke up to news that changed everything. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was dead, killed in the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury. In this episode we cover the full picture of day two. The confirmed death of Khamenei and forty senior Iranian commanders including the Chief of Staff, the Defense Minister, and the head of Iran's covert nuclear weapons programme. The sinking of an Iranian warship in the Gulf of Oman. Iran's retaliatory campaign, Operation True Promise 4, which launched over seven hundred missiles and drones across the region targeting Israel, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Three American service members killed. The one hundred and forty-eight children killed in the Minab school airstrike. Celebrations and gunfire on the streets of Iran. And the political earthquake in Washington as Congress prepares a war powers vote.This is day two of the US-Iran war. New episodes every day. Subscribe so you never miss an update.Khamenei dead, Operation Epic Fury, US Iran war 2026, Iran nuclear program, Iran missile strikes, Trump Iran, Israel Iran war, Middle East conflict 2026, Iran retaliation, Operation True Promise 4, Minab school airstrike, USS Abraham Lincoln, Iran war day two, breaking news podcast, geopolitics, daily news podcast.