Khamenei’s Death Triggers Global Protests and U.S. Consulate Storming

After Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a U.S.-Israeli strike, protests erupted across the region, including hundreds who stormed the U.S. Consulate in Karachi. Tens of thousands in Indian-administered Kashmir denounced the killing, while Iran reported the deaths of senior military leaders in airstrikes; missiles toward Israel and airspace closures sparked travel disruptions and a flurry of diplomatic warnings as the region teetered on the edge of escalation.