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New footage shows the moment the now-dead dictator of Iran may have met his end after a huge explosion tore through the heart of the regime's headquarters.
The House of Leadership, where Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ran his regime for nearly 40 years, was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday.
It is believed that Khamenei was killed in this strike. Iranian officials confirmed on Sunday that he was killed at his office.
The dictator is believed to have been hiding in a bunker under the compound, which lies in the heart of Tehran, at the time of the airstrike.
But his attempt to cower underground appeared to be no match for the missile that struck the Azarbayjan district of Iran's capital.
In one clip filmed by a woman breathlessly speaking in Persian, dark plumes of smoke were seen rising from the compound, billowing upwards and moving with the wind.
She could be heard speaking to another woman and laughing in apparent joy at the death of the Ayatollah.
Another clip, from a different angle, showed the smoke rising over Tehran's streets as cars and pedestrians passed by.
A third clip showed motorcyclists riding towards the plume of smoke rising up in the distance.
The House of Leadership, where Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ran his regime for nearly 40 years, was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday
The Ayatollah's attempt to cower underground appeared to be no match for the missile that struck the Azarbayjan district of Iran's capital
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Iran doesn't appear to be going down without a fight, with its military and proxies firing missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the American embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war in the Middle East expanded.
At least 555 people have been killed in Iran so far by the US-Israeli campaign, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said, and more than 130 cities across the country have come under attack.
Eleven people have been killed in Israel and 31 in Lebanon, according to authorities there.
Fire and smoke rose from inside the embassy compound in Kuwait City after the Iranian attack, which came not long after the US issued a warning to Americans there to take cover and for others to stay away. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Later on Monday, the US military said Kuwait 'mistakenly shot down' thee American F-15E Strike Eagles during a combat mission as Iran attacked the country.
The US military's Central Command said the combat included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles and drones - the first time Iran's aging combat fleet has been engaged in the war.
'The US Air Force fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defences,' it said. 'All six aircrew ejected safely, have been safely recovered, and are in stable condition.
'Kuwait has acknowledged this incident, and we are grateful for the efforts of the Kuwaiti defence forces and their support in this ongoing operation.'
Israeli struck and destroyed the Ayatollah's compound in the heart of Tehran (pictured) on Saturday
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Meanwhile, Iran's ambassador to the UN nuclear agency alleged that the US and Israeli operation has targeted Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment site.
Israel and the US have not acknowledged strikes at the site, which America bombed back in the 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June.
Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Reza Najafi, told journalists he condemned what he called the 'unlawful, criminal and brutal' attacks by the US and Israel against Iran.
'Again they attacked Iran's peaceful safeguarded nuclear facilities yesterday,' he said. 'Their justification that Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons is simply a big lie.'
When asked which site he was referring to, Mr Najafi responded: 'Natanz.'
Officials in Oman said a bomb-carrying drone boat struck a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, killing one mariner on board.
The state-run Oman News Agency reported the attack in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of Muscat, the sultanate's capital. It identified the vessel as the MKD VYOM. It said the dead crew member was from India.
Iran has been threatening vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, and is believed to have launched multiple attacks.
As the American and Israeli air strikes continued, top Iranian security official Ali Larijani vowed on X that 'we will not negotiate with the United States'.
In Iraq, a pro-Iranian militia claimed responsibility for a drone attack targeting US troops at Baghdad airport, the day after it said it fired at an American base in the city of Irbil in the north.
Cyprus said a drone attack targeted a British base on the Mediterranean island nation.
Meanwhile, Saudi Aramco temporarily shut down its Ras Tanura oil refinery near Dammam after it was targeted by Iranian drones.
Online videos from the site appeared to show thick black smoke rising after the attack. Even successfully intercepted drones cause debris that can spark fires and injure those on the ground.
Saudi state television reported the decision, citing what it described as an 'official source'. It added there were no casualties from the fire and its decision was a precautionary one.
The refinery has a capacity over half a million barrels of crude oil a day.
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