<![CDATA[The main goal of this study is to examine how news coverage related to the passing away of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei within the Iran–Israel conflict is framed in the international media, including Al Jazeera and CNN. The qualitative method was utilized, with the application of Robert N. Entman's four-stage framing process model. The process includes four stages: problematization, causal attribution, evaluative judgment, and solution suggestion. The research corpus is made up of fourteen news articles released during the period from February 28 to March 1, 2026, consisting of six pieces in the breaking news stage and eight pieces in the follow-up stage (reactive and analytical coverage). Based on the findings, it is evident that there were considerable disparities in the way Al Jazeera and CNN covered the event under consideration. In particular, the former news organization mainly utilized such news frames as conflict frame and victim frame, arguing that the cause of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death was the result of the attack of the US and Israeli military forces. Also, emotional reactions and the legitimacy of the Iranian political regime were stressed. On the contrary, CNN emphasized political consequences frame, discussing political effects, leadership concerns, and global stability. ABSTRAK Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji bagaimana liputan berita terkait meninggalnya Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dalam konflik Iran-Israel dibingkai di media internasional, termasuk Al Jazeera dan CNN. Metode kualitatif digunakan, dengan penerapan model proses pembingkaian empat tahap Robert N. Entman. Prosesnya meliputi empat tahap: problematisasi, atribusi kausal, penilaian evaluatif, dan sugesti solusi. Korpus penelitian terdiri dari empat belas artikel berita yang dirilis selama periode 28 Februari hingga 1 Maret 2026, terdiri dari enam artikel pada tahap breaking news dan delapan artikel pada tahap tindak lanjut (liputan reaktif dan analitis). Berdasarkan temuan tersebut, terbukti bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang cukup besar dalam cara Al Jazeera dan CNN meliput acara yang sedang dipertimbangkan. Secara khusus, organisasi berita sebelumnya terutama menggunakan bingkai berita seperti bingkai konflik dan bingkai korban, dengan alasan bahwa penyebab kematian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei adalah akibat dari serangan pasukan militer AS dan Israel. Juga, reaksi emosional dan legitimasi rezim politik Iran ditekankan. Sebaliknya, CNN menekankan kerangka konsekuensi politik, membahas dampak politik, keprihatinan kepemimpinan, dan stabilitas global.]]>
