Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday evening that “there are many signs” that Iran’s supreme leader is “no longer with us”.

Axar.az informs, citing CNN, “There are many signs that this tyrant is no longer with us,” Netanyahu said, adding that Israel had destroyed his compound.

Netanyahu also said the operation against Iran requires “patience” and will “last as long as it needs.”

“This war will lead to real peace,” Netanyahu vowed in his statement.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier told NBC that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other high-ranking officials in Iran are still alive, as far as he knew. Iran has not published a video of Khamenei since the strikes began Saturday morning.