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Assassination of Ali Khamenei, a Legendary card
On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,200,000
Ranked #1,371 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Assassination of Ali Khamenei quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Assassination of Ali Khamenei card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Khamenei's death was confirmed by the ______ government on 1 March.
Answer
Iranian. Khamenei's death was confirmed by the Iranian government on 1 March. From the Assassination of Ali Khamenei article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Sacha Baron Cohen. Sacha Baron Cohen 89 · Question Time British National Party controversy 84 · Assassination of Ali Khamenei 81 · Explorer Scouts 78 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Assassination of Ali Khamenei. Assassination of Ali Khamenei 2,200,000 · Tajuddin Ahmad 32,000 · Question Time British National Party controversy 7,300 · Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 4,300 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Khamenei's death was confirmed by the Iranian government on 1 March.
- His death occurred on the first day of the 2026 Iran war, as part of a wider joint operation by Israel and the United States using strategic locations intelligence from the US's Central Intelligence Agency to determine the whereabouts of several leaders.
- Satellite imagery suggested that Khamenei's residence in the city was severely damaged during the attack.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Assassination of Ali Khamenei article was read about 2,200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Assassination of Ali Khamenei (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.



