Updated 1 March 2026 at 16:50 IST
Iranian TV Anchors Break Down In Tears Announcing Ayatollah Khamenei's Death | VIDEO
An Iranian TV anchor broke down in tears while announcing the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The anchor of the state broadcaster struggled to speak as he cried profusely on live TV. A video showed him covering his mouth, trying to control his tears and moving on with the broadcast.
Tehran: Iranian reporters broke down in tears while announcing the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran on Saturday.
An anchor of a state broadcaster struggled to speak as he cried profusely on live TV. A video showed him covering his mouth, trying to control his tears and trying to move on with the broadcast. He was later seen blowing his nose on a tissue before completing the broadcast.
“With deep sorrow, it is announced to the nation of Iran that Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, was martyred today in a joint criminal attack by the United States and the Zionist regime,” he said.
‘Revenge Is Coming'
Maryam Azarchehr, anchor of state media Press TV, also broke down on air. "A revenge is coming. A revenge is coming soon. They will see what they have done. Today, those mourning him will be the orphans across the world, as the orphans once mourned Imam Ali, peace be upon him,” she said.
She added, "Today the devils of the world will celebrate, and everybody they have managed to brainwash."
Sounding visibly moved, the anchor said, “This is not over. Trump is going to pay a price, a price paid by no American president at any time, paid by no Zionist, paid by no criminal of all time…Revenge is coming…It is coming after Trump and after everybody who facilitated this assassination. He will pay the ultimate price.”
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israel airstrikes amid ‘Operation Epic Fury’, Iranian authorities ordered 40 days of mourning. The 86-year-old leader had ruled Iran since 1989.
Following his assassination, US President Donald Trump warned Iran against further retaliation, saying, “Iran just stated that they are going to hit us very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!”
Published By : Nidhi Sinha
Published On: 1 March 2026 at 15:00 IST