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Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to serve as Iran's interim supreme leader after Khamenei’s death

Senior cleric Alireza Arafi has been appointed to Iran’s temporary Leadership Council following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, placing him at the centre of a complex and closely watched transition.

Iran attacks

Gulf rocked by blasts as Iran retaliates after Khamenei killed in US–Israel strikes

Explosions heard in Dubai and Doha for second day; Tehran confirms Supreme Leader’s death as region braces for widening war.

Iran begins 40-day national mourning after supreme leader Khamenei gets killed in US-Israel strike

Iran has announced 40 days of national mourning after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israel strike, a development that has sharply escalated regional tensions and sparked widespread protests, memorial gatherings and political uncertainty across the Middle East.

Iran attacks

Iran asserts right to retaliate, warns of ‘all options’ amid regional outreach

Tehran accuses US and Israel of violating sovereignty; urges Gulf nations not to allow their territories to be used for attacks.

Iranian missiles strike Gulf states after US–Israel attacks on Iran

Iran fires missiles at Gulf states hosting US military assets, with explosions reported in Abu Dhabi and interceptions in Qatar, marking a sharp escalation after joint US-Israel strikes on Iranian targets.

Middle East tensions spike after Israel-US attack on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the joint US-Israel strikes were aimed at removing an “existential threat” from Iran, as explosions in Tehran and sharp global reactions deepen fears of a wider regional conflict.

Pakistan and Afghanistan

Trump hails Pakistan’s leadership as Kabul-Islamabad conflict spirals into ‘open war’

As Pakistan launches airstrikes deep inside Taliban-held cities and declares “open war,” Washington signals support for Islamabad even as global powers scramble to prevent a wider regional conflict.