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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
TopicAyatollah Ali Khamenei

Topic: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran’s new Supreme Leader oversees a sprawling empire. It includes luxury properties

On a tree-lined street in north London, known as “Billionaire’s Row,” a clutch of mostly empty mansions sit behind tall hedges and blacked-out gates....

As thousands protest Khamenei killing in Kashmir Valley, 50 arrested, AI drones watch ‘troublemakers’

Police say crackdown targeted individuals who raised provocative slogans against India, not mourners. AI-enabled facial recognition drone cameras used for identification.

Iran conflict has reached India. Muslims are again asked to prove their patriotism

Anyone interested in the truth can easily look up the many instances—all those events from Kashmir to Lucknow—where Indian Muslims were at the forefront, raising their voices against terror attacks.

How China sees Iran’s post-Khamenei trajectory. It depends on four factors

Chinese discourse places particular emphasis on the role of the US, evaluating both the strategic feasibility of deeper American involvement and the broader geopolitical consequences.

Not Patriot air defence system but Kuwaiti F/A-18 shot down 3 American F-15s, says report

A Kuwaiti pilot accidentally launched missiles at the American warplanes, killing none but marking the US' first fixed-wing losses since the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader.

Phone taps, traffic cams & an unusual move by Khamenei. How US & Israel took out the ayatollah

Though Israel focused on sabotaging enemy assets & countering proxies among others, the 7 October Hamas attacks changed its stance that the heads of enemy states were off-limits.

India calls for ‘early’ end to Iran conflict during Ramadan, still silent on Khamenei’s killing

As US-Israel conflict with Iran continues for fourth day, India calls for dialogue and diplomacy to de-escalate the situation. Almost 10 million Indians live in West Asia.

Ali Larijani, ‘pragmatic’ Iran insider who has vowed to ‘teach US a lesson’ after Khamenei’s killing

A former member of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Larijani served as his country's chief nuclear negotiator from 2005 to 2007.

Khamenei’s assassination—what did US achieve by ripping up international law

Even if Narendra Modi is too petrified to take a stand, the Congress and Sonia Gandhi have rightly criticised this outright violation of international norms.

How Iranian women who cut their hair responded to Khamenei’s death in the last 48 hours

Iranian women are once again voicing their stance on the strikes on 28 February and the resulting escalation across social media.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.