Ten people died in Karachi on Sunday, a hospital official said, after protesters clashed with law enforcement personnel near the US Consulate on Mai Kolachi Road, as protests erupted countrywide against the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. The protests followed the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Saturday’s coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran. […]
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After Khamenei: Why Pakistan must prepare?
The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli strike has marked a historic turning point for the Middle East. What began as a targeted operation against Tehran’s leadership and nuclear sites has spiralled into a multi-front confrontation. Iran has unleashed missile and drone attacks not only on Israel but across […]
How Iran will choose a new supreme leader after Khamenei
The assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli strike has plunged the Islamic Republic into one of the most consequential political transitions since the 1979 revolution, triggering a swift constitutional process to select a new leader while the country grapples with regional escalation and internal uncertainty. Khamenei, who dominated Iran’s […]
Iran’s Khamenei likens protests to ‘coup’, warns of regional war
Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a “coup”, warning that any US attack on the Islamic Republic following Washington’s military deployments in the Middle East would trigger a regional war. The Iranian authorities’ response to the protests sparked threats of intervention from US President Donald Trump, who dispatched an aircraft carrier […]
Trump weighs strikes to boost Iran protests
US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering targeted strikes against Iran to encourage domestic protests, multiple sources said. The plan could include hitting security forces and leaders to create conditions for leadership change. Trump has not made a final decision, officials added. One option under discussion involves a larger strike on Iran’s ballistic missiles or […]
Iranians mark U.S. Embassy takeover amid renewed anti-American sentiment
TEHRAN – Iranians on Tuesday commemorated the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, an annual event symbolizing defiance against American influence. This year’s commemoration carried added significance — it was the first since the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear sites during a 12-day war with Israel in June. Thousands of demonstrators gathered […]
Iran closes French institute to protest Khamenei cartoons
Iran announced Thursday the closure of a Tehran-based French research institute in protest against cartoons of the Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. “The ministry is ending the activities of the French Institute for Research in Iran as a first step,” the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement, a day after Tehran had […]
Iran’s Khamenei says experience shows ‘trusting West does not work’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that the outgoing government’s experience of engaging with world powers including the United States shows that “trusting the West does not work”. President Hassan Rouhani’s signature diplomatic achievement, a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, gave Iran some relief from international sanctions in exchange for limits on […]
List of military candidates stirs unease over Iran vote
A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republic’s politics. Registration for the June 18 poll runs from Tuesday to Saturday, after which names will be handed to the Guardian Council for vetting. IRNA news agency has pointed to the […]
Iran could consider talks with U.S. only if sanctions lifted, Khamenei permits: minister
DUBAI: Iran’s intelligence minister has said Tehran and Washington could hold talks only if the United States ended its sanctions and Iran’s top authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, gave his approval, state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday. “Holding talks with America can be reviewed by Iran only If (U.S. President Donald) Trump lifts the sanctions […]