'Emerged From Rubble': Araghchi's Chilling Survival Story, Reveals How He Escaped Us-Israeli Strike

| Jun 05, 2026, 05:27:59 AM | TOI.in
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has revealed dramatic new details about the strike that killed former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the opening day of the Iran-US-Israel war. Speaking in remarks carried by RT News, Araghchi said he was inside the targeted compound at the time of the attack and survived by emerging from the rubble. The strike, carried out on February 28, killed Khamenei and marked a turning point in Iran's modern history. Araghchi's account provides one of the closest firsthand descriptions yet of the attack. Following Khamenei's death, Iran moved quickly to appoint his son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as successor. The revelation sheds fresh light on one of the most consequential moments of the conflict.

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