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Tehran: After Israeli media reported that Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed in airstrikes, cheers were heard on the streets of Tehran. The development comes after Senior Israeli official said Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei is dead and his body has been found. According to Jerusalem Post, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in an Israeli strike on Tehran, with his body found under the rubble caused by an Israeli airstrike, senior Israeli officials were informed on Saturday evening. Documentation of Khamenei's body was reportedly shown to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a televised address on Saturday…

Tel Aviv: Amid the death rumours of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sauid there are signs that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei 'is no longer' alive. In a televised address to the nation, the Israeli PM said "We have destroyed Khamenei's compound, killed Revolutionary Guard commanders and senior nuclear officials." Khamenei has not been seen in public since the operation began. In the escalating conflict, at least 201 people have been killed and 747 injured in US-Israeli strikes across Iran, state media reported on Saturday, citing the Iranian Red Crescent. The attacks,…

Dubai: A fresh video on social media showed an explosion and smoke near the world's tallest building in Dubai as Iran retaliated against the US and Israeli strikes. Black smoke was seen rising in a distant video soon after an Iranian drone was reportedly spotted near the Burj Khalifa. However, it is not clear if the iconic Dubai skyscraper was the target of an attack and if it suffered any damage. Notably, the building was evacuated earlier in the day as explosions rang through other parts of the city. Standing 828-metre-tall in the heart of Dubai, Burj Khalifa is worth…

New Delhi: Amid escalation of conflict in the Middle East after a joint military strike by the US and Israel on Iran, India on Saturday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid further escalation, emphasising that sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states must be respected. In its first reaction to the fast-evolving situation in the region, New Delhi said it is "deeply concerned" over the developments in Iran and the Gulf region, and that "dialogue and diplomacy" should be pursued to de-escalate tensions. Check top 10 developments of the Israel-Iran conflict: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held…

Tehran: With the situation massively escalating in the Middle East following joint strikes by the United States (US) and Israel on Iran, Tehran on Saturday decided to close the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which is one of the most important maritime chokepoint in the region, according to a media report. Ships and vessels in the region have received VHF transmission from Iran's Revolutionary Guards which said that "no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz", said an official from the European Union's naval mission Aspides. However, Iranian officials have not issued a statement on this yet.  Strait of…