Khamenei dead? Airstrikes lead to dramatic developments in Iran

February 28
59 mins

Episode Description

Q+A covers the dramatic developments in the Middle East overnight, with claims that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in American and Israeli airstrikes.

What are the chances this leads to regime change in Iran? And were the strikes legal? Q+A speaks to Otago University professor Robert Patman, and 1News US correspondent Logan Church.

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