WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is still alive "as far as I know," Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi told NBC News after the United States and Israel launched massive strikes on Iran early Saturday morning.

This file picture shows Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attending the second round of Iran's 12th parliamentary election in Tehran, Iran, May 10, 2024. (File photo: Xinhua)

"All high ranking officials are alive," he said in an exclusive interview with NBC News. "So everybody is now in its position, and we are handling this situation, and everything is fine."