Khamenei Buried as Iran–U.S. War Escalates Across the Middle East

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been buried in Mashhad after being killed in an Israeli strike on February 28, 2026, as ongoing U.S.-Iran military exchanges threaten to derail peace negotiations. The active war between Israel, the U.S., and Iran — combined with catastrophic destruction in Gaza where over 102,000 buildings have been destroyed — marks a dramatic escalation of regional conflict long anticipated in biblical prophecy. Scripture warns of wars and rumours of wars centred on the Middle East in the last days, and Iran (ancient Persia) is explicitly named among the nations that move against Israel in the prophecy of Ezekiel 38.