Key Highlights
- At least nine people killed and over two dozen injured during protests in Karachi.
- Protesters were largely Shiite Muslims reacting to the reported death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
- The unrest was triggered by claims of U. S. involvement in Khamenei's death after a U. S.-Israeli strike.
- Similar protests were reported in Iraq, targeting U. S. embassies.
- Khamenei had been Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and was a known adversary of the West.
