Deadly Protests Erupt After Khamenei’s Death as Conflict Spreads Across Region

0:00 Good day. It's Sunday, March 1st, 2026.

0:04 I'm Alice Beth, and this is your latest NEWS UPDATE from GLOBAL

0:08 News Daily. At least nine protesters have

0:11 been shot and killed in the Pakistani city of Karachi after

0:15 crowds breached the outer wall of the US consulate following

0:19 news of US and Israeli strikes that reportedly killed Iran's

0:23 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

0:27 Witnesses say demonstrators chanted death to Israel, death

0:30 to America. As tensions escalated, security

0:34 forces opened fire after protesters forced their way

0:38 toward the diplomatic compound. Meanwhile in Iraq, police used

0:42 tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of pro Iranian

0:46 demonstrators gathered outside Baghdad's heavily fortified

0:51 Green Zone, home to the US Embassy.

0:54 Iran has vowed what it calls the most devastating offensive

0:57 operation against US bases and Israel in retaliation.

1:02 President Donald Trump has responded with his own warning,

1:06 saying the United States would use force never seen before if

1:10 attacked. Inside Iran, scenes are deeply

1:14 divided. In some cities, crowds have

1:17 taken to the streets in celebration following reports of

1:20 Khamenei's death. In others, mourners have

1:23 gathered publicly in grief. Israel says it is continuing

1:27 strikes on targets in the heart of Tehran, while Iran has

1:32 resumed air operations targeting locations in Arab Gulf

1:36 countries. In the United Arab Emirates,

1:39 debris from an intercepted drone damaged part of the Etihad

1:43 Towers complex in Abu Dhabi, a site that houses the Israeli

1:47 embassy along with several other international missions.

1:51 Authorities say a woman and her child suffered minor injuries.

1:55 The interception caused loud explosions heard across the

1:58 emirate as the drone was brought down.

2:01 With protests spreading, embassies targeted and threats

2:05 escalating on all sides, the crisis is rapidly evolving into

2:09 a broader regional confrontation.

2:12 The situation remains volatile, with world leaders urging

2:16 restraint as fears grow of a wider war engulfing the Middle

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