Khamenei's wife dies after being wounded in strikes: Iranian media

Tehran: The wife of Iran's slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died after succumbing to wounds sustained during the US-Israeli attack, Iranian media reported on Monday.

Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, 79, had been in a coma since the strikes on Saturday.

Earlier, the daughter and son-in-law of Khamenei were killed in the US-Israeli attacks. Also killed in Saturday's attacks were a grandchild and a daughter-in-law, Fars News Agency reported. 

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On Sunday, Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news announced the 86-year-old Khamenei's death. President Donald Trump had announced his death hours earlier, saying it gave Iranians their “greatest chance” to “take back” their country.

The announcements came after a joint US and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites. Trump said the “heavy and pinpoint bombing” was to continue through the week or as long as necessary.

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The strikes opened a stunning new chapter in U.S. intervention in Iran, marking the second time in eight months that the Trump administration has attacked the country during talks over its nuclear program. The reported killing of Khameini after decades in power appeared certain to create a significant leadership vacuum, given the absence of a known successor and because the Supreme Leader had final say on all major policies.