Khamenei's Killing: An Attack Deeply Felt by Shia Everywhere, Including India
The killing of Ayatollah Khamenei by a US-Israel strike has deeply affected Shia communities globally, sparking protests and distress. The attack risks escalating regional conflict, straining India-Iran ties, and could impact global economics, writes David Devadas. As the strike triggers a much wider conflict in West Asia, read what Indians workers and tourists stranded in Dubai, Kuwait, and other countries told The Quint about the ongoing tensions as their livelihood, education, and career face existential concerns. Also: Manoj Joshi reiterates the geopolitical mechanics behind Trump’s Iran gambit, decoding how it risks strengthening hardliners, not weakening them. Also read: How Sanju Samson guaranteed India a semi-final spot in the T20 World Cup.
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US-Israel War on Iran
Khamenei’s Killing: An Attack Deeply Felt by Shia Everywhere, Including India
Trump’s Iran Gambit Risks Strengthening Hardliners, Not Weakening Them
Indians Stranded Abroad
‘US-Israel Strikes on Iran Have Left Me Trapped, My Medical Dream Slipping Away’
Iran Retaliates: ‘We Came for a Dubai Vacation, Now Stuck in Air Strikes’
‘We’re Living in Fear’: Indian Workers in Kuwait Amid Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes
T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup 2026: Sanju Samson, and the Art of Being Selfless
Fact-Checks
Old, Unrelated Video Shared as Recent Visuals From Ayatollah Khamenei’s Funeral
2024 Clip of Israel Air Raids in Yemen Viral As Iran Attack on Saudi Arabia
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