9 Esfand · Spenta Armaiti 1418

Name: Khamenei killed
Start: 2040-02-28
End: 2040-02-28

Tuesday, February 28, 2040

Events on this day

Khamenei killed · Koshte shodan-e Khamenei
Iranian · Historical

Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of the Islamic Republic since 1989, was killed in an Israeli air strike on his compound in Tehran, part of a joint operation with the United States, on the first day of the 2026 Iran war (9 Esfand 1404; 28 February 2026). Iranians celebrated in the streets of many cities.
Purim
Jewish · Cultural

The rescue of the Jews of Persia told in the Book of Esther. Iranian Jews have long marked it at the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan. Begins at sunset the evening before.