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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

How Israel managed to assassinate Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Years of intelligence gathering, hacking traffic cameras, hi-tech data analysis and knowing every inch of Tehran

OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2026

Israel stated, "The decision to strike in the morning rather than at night allowed Israel to achieve tactical surprise."

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Pakistan: Shia Muslims resort to violence over death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran, more than 23 killed after scuffle with security forces

OpIndia Staff - 2 March, 2026

10 Muslim 'protestors' were killed in the port of Karachi when a mob broke through the outer wall and were shot at by security personnel outside the US consulate.

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Iranian Defence Minister and Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces among the top leaders killed in the US-Israeli strikes: Details

OpIndia Staff - 1 March, 2026

The Israeli Air Force said that seven top Iranian defence officials were killed in the strikes carried out by its aircraft on Iran's military facilities.

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Ayatollah Alireza Arafi appointed as interim Supreme leader, will lead Iran along with President and Chief Justice

OpIndia Staff - 1 March, 2026

On Sunday (1st March), the Islamic Republic of Iran appointed Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as the interim Supreme leader. The development comes a day after...

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Who was Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, who was killed in the recent US-Israeli strikes

Aditi - 1 March, 2026

Even though Iran adopted a balanced approach towards India under Khamenei's rule, he repeatedly criticised India for alleged targeting of Muslims in India.

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Pakistan: US Consulate in Karachi vandalised by locals protesting against the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 8 killed and many injured after US Marines...

OpIndia Staff - 1 March, 2026

Violent protests erupted outside the US Consulate in Karachi on Sunday, with demonstrators smashing windows in anger over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader...

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Israeli media claim Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in Israeli airstrike, Iranian foreign minister claims he is still alive ‘as far as I know’

OpIndia Staff - 28 February, 2026

As the Iran-Israel conflict escalated on Saturday with several missile strikes from both sides, Israeli media reported growing indications that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah...

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Has Iran been able to ‘deal with’ the protests despite Trump’s bravado? Here is what is happening under Ayatollah regime now

Anurag - 20 January, 2026

After weeks of unrest, Iranian authorities say order has been restored through arrests, patrols, and surrender ultimatums, even as foreign monitors dispute casualty figures and Trump’s rhetoric fuels regime change narratives with implications beyond Iran’s borders.

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Iran used Russian tech and Chinese research to jam Starlink? Inside Tehran’s playbook to enforce an internet blackout as Starlink’s packet loss surges to...

Shraddha Pandey - 12 January, 2026

SpaceX activated its satellite internet, Starlink, in Iran to aid protesters in bypassing the internet ban. However, now even Starlink is being shut down, reportedly using Russian technology and Chinese research.

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