Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to punish the "murderers" of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, following the confirmation of his death by state television.
"The hand of revenge of the Iranian nation for a severe, decisive and regrettable punishment for the murderers of the Imam of the Ummah will not let go of them," the Guards said in a statement.
Earlier, Iranian state television announced Khamenei's death at 5:00 am (0130 GMT), broadcasting archive images with a black banner as a sign of mourning. The report did not mention any attacks by the US or Israel.
The announcement came after United States President Donald Trump claimed that Khamenei had been killed in joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Source: AFP