Khamenei succession news Highlights: Protest against US-Israeli strikes in Iran outside US consulate in Karachi

At least nine people died on Sunday after clashes between protesters and Pakistani law enforcement personnel near the US Consulate in Karachi, Dawn News reported, citing the executive director of Civil Hospital Karachi's (CHK) trauma centre.

Sindh Minister for Interior Ziaul Hasan Langar has demanded prompt updates from the Additional IG Karachi, emphasising that, “No one will be allowed to take the law into their own hands”, according to PTI.

He also called for heightened security at sensitive sites and instructed that alternative routes be identified to ensure smooth traffic flow during the ongoing protests.

"Law enforcement agencies are fully alert and monitoring the situation closely," the minister mentioned.

At least 6 killed in clashes as people stormed US Consulate in Pakistan after Iran's supreme leader killed in US-Israeli strikes, according to AP.

The GeoTV report stated that demonstrators had gathered on MT Khan Road and attempted to enter the consulate, throwing stones. Police responded with heavy shelling to regain control of the situation.

The General Secretary of the Shia Federation in Jammu, Syed Fida Hussain Rizvi, on Sunday expressed grief over the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, calling him a “victim of America and Israel's terrorism”, according to ANI.

Rizvi stated that talks were underway when the attack occurred, leading to the "martyrdom" of their "Supreme Commander" Khamenei. He also mentioned that people from across Jammu have been gathering in Bathindi, Central Jammu, with approximately 2,000 individuals already present.

"Ayatollah Khamenei has fallen victim to the terrorism of America and Israel. Talks were ongoing, and during that, an attack occurred in which our great leader, the Supreme Commander, was martyred. At this moment, people from all over Jammu are reaching Bathindi, Central Jammu. Around 2,000 people have already arrived here," ANI quoted Rizvi as saying.

Hundreds of demonstrators stormed the US Consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday, breaking windows in response to US and Israeli attacks on Iran that killed the country’s supreme leader, police said, as per PTI.

Authorities, including police and paramilitary forces, used batons and tear gas to disperse the crowd, according to police official Mohammad Jawad. At least one protester was killed, and several others were injured during clashes with security forces.

In a statement, government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi said "with deep sorrow, we extend our condolences to the noble people of Iran and the entire Muslim world" after Khamenei was slain in “a blatant act of aggression”, according to AFP.

Condemning US-Israel strikes in which Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, thousands of protestors took to the streets in several parts of Kashmir. A large Shia population protested in Srinagar and raised anti-US and anti-Israel slogans.

Hundreds of Iraqis on early Sunday tried to storm Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, where the US embassy is situated, following the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, reported AFP citing a security source.

"Their attempts had been thwarted so far, but they keep trying," the source said.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s armed forces for carrying out the strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader.

“He who acted to destroy Israel — has been destroyed,” Katz said in a post on X. “Justice has been served, and the axis of evil has suffered a mortal blow.”

He added that Israel would “continue to act with full force".

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would hit Iran with "force that has never been seen before" if the country retaliated against US and Israeli strikes. This comes after Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

Trump said on Truth Social platform, “Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before.”

"THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!"

The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi lowered its flag to half-mast on Sunday in a gesture of mourning after the official confirmation of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli and US strikes, according to ANI.

A day earlier, the Iranian Embassy in India had firmly rejected any possibility of “surrender” to what it described as the “ignoble” demands of Israel and the United States to lay down arms and capitulate.

The 88 members of the Assembly of Experts are set to convene for in-depth discussions on who should become the next leader, as per Al Jazeera.

Two possible scenarios are being considered.

First, it is believed that Ali Khamenei may have provided four names before his death, which could guide the selection process. Alternatively, an interim council of four individuals could be formed to govern the country temporarily until a new leader is formally elected.

Iran’s state-affiliated semiofficial media shared videos showing people in various cities taking to the streets following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to viral social media clips.

Shia cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad on Sunday condemned the US-Israel strikes that led to the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as per ANI.

He termed the actions of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as cowardly, mentioning they had "signed their own death warrants." Maulana Jawad lauded Khamenei as a leader who consistently supported the oppressed and termed his death a "great loss to humanity."

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and two top other officials will lead Iran in a transitional period after Khamenei's demise, state television reported.

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee deferred all political programmes planned for Sunday in tribute to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike, according to PTI.

A party spokesperson said the committee strongly denounced the attack, describing the strike on the Iranian leader as an inhuman, barbaric and cowardly act by the United States and Israel.

On X, Iraq’s Muqtada conveyed his “sadness and sorrow” while mourning Khamenei's death. He also announced three days of public mourning in Iraq.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Ayatollah Khamenei was killed early Saturday at his office “while he was carrying out tasks.”

Using satellite imagery, BBC Verify earlier confirmed extensive damage to sections of the Leadership House compound, which serves as Khamenei’s office in Tehran.

The Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said his death at the office disproved claims that he had been in hiding, describing such reports as “the enemy’s psychological warfare.”

Israel said it carried out a fresh round of strikes on Iran on Sunday, as the country grappled with uncertainty following the killing of its supreme leader in US and Israeli attacks that risked destabilising the broader Middle East, as per Reuters.

Hours after Washington and Tel Aviv announced that an airstrike had killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in what marked the most extensive campaign against Iran in decades, Iranian state media confirmed the death of the 86-year-old leader on Saturday.

The official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that a three-member council, made up of the president, the head of the judiciary and a jurist from the Guardian Council, will temporarily take over all leadership responsibilities in the country.

State media reported that the 86-year-old Kahmenei was killed in an airstrike targeting his compound in downtown Tehran. Satellite photos from Airbus indicate that the site was heavily bombed, as per AP. Khamenei's death at his office “showed that he consistently stood among the people and at the forefront of his responsibilities, confronting what officials call global arrogance,” state TV said.

In a post on X, Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi wrote, “My fellow compatriots, Ali Khamenei, the bloodthirsty despot of our time, the murderer of tens of thousands of Iran's bravest sons and daughters, has been erased from the face of history. With his death, the Islamic Republic has in effect reached its end and will very soon be consigned to the dustbin of history. Any attempt by the remnants of the regime to appoint a successor to Khamenei is doomed to fail from the outset.”

He added, "Whoever they place in his stead will have neither legitimacy nor longevity, and will undoubtedly be complicit in the crimes of this regime as well. To the military, law enforcement, and security forces: any effort to preserve a collapsing regime will fail. This is your final opportunity to join the nation, to help ensure Iran's stable transition to a free and prosperous future, and to take part in building that future."

Pahlavi said the death of Khamenei could bring comfort to the kin of those who were killed in Iran's Lion and Sun National Revolution, calling the people to remain vigilant and united.

Khamenei’s daughter, son-in-law and grandchild have been killed in the attacks, according to a report by Fars News Agency, which cited “informed sources” within the Supreme Leader’s office, as per BBC.

Fars also said that one of Khamenei’s daughters-in-law was believed to have been killed in the strikes.

Earlier reports had circulated alleging the deaths of Khamenei’s daughter-in-law and son-in-law, but those claims were subsequently denied.

Iran state television stated that 201 people had been killed and 747 injured in the strikes, citing the Red Crescent. Some 85 people were killed by a missile that hit a primary girls’ school in Hormozgan province, the semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency reported, according to Bloomberg.

Celebrating Iranian Americans gathered in cities from Boston to Los Angeles on Saturday to mark the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and express optimism about a new chapter for their country, as per AFP.

In Los Angeles, which is home to one of the largest Iranian diaspora communities, demonstrators sang and chanted as they waved flags from the shah era and held up posters featuring US President Donald Trump. Some participants also wore T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “Free Iran.”

Iranian state-affiliated media reported that the daughter and son-in-law of Ali Khamenei were killed in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Several other relatives, including a grandchild and a daughter-in-law, were also reported killed, as per AP.

Iran’s government announced 40 days of public mourning and a seven-day nationwide public holiday to mark Khamenei’s death, as per AP.

Iran state TV says Khamenei was at his Tehran compound when attack started.